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ranging in price from one to fifty dollars, some of which are now 
out of print and many of the formulas have sold separately at 
anywhere from one to fifteen hundred dollars each, but in a 
work of this very exacting nature errors are liable to occur, 
although great care has been taken to prevent such by careful 
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ever, by our readers, they will confer a favor by calling them to 
the attention of the Bureau so that they may be corrected. 

The proportions of ingredients called for in all preparations 
are subject to slight variations, owing to the wide range of 
kinds, qualities and strengths of a specified material which are 
sold in different sections of the country, and a small portion of 
good judgment must be added to each formula to insure the 
best results. 

All proprietary articles and books recommended in the follow¬ 
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THE UNITED STATES BUREAU OF ECONOMY. 




SECTION I. 


EXTRAORDINARY MEDICAL REMEDIES AND 
HEALTH TREATMENTS. 


“A sound mind in a sound body is a short but full description 
of a happy state in this world. He that hath these two, hath 
little more to wish for here, and he that wants either of them, 
will be but little better for anything else. ”—Locke. 

In this busy age we are all too prone to neglect the study and 
care of our most valuable earthly possession, the human body. 
The mad rush for wealth and pleasure takes all of our attention 
and ofttimes we do not notice the approach of physical break¬ 
down until too late to mend. 

An inscription over the entrance to the temples of the ancients 
read, “Know Thyself. ” This was considered to be the greatest 
advice which could be given to mortals and to this day it stands 
unequalled as wise counsel. Every person should study the 
human body and indications of normal condition so as to know 
at all times the exact state of their own health, and of the health 
of those with whom they are compelled to live or associate. 
Much disease and suffering could thus be avoided by employing 
the proper remedies at the beginning of an ailment, when the 
most serious diseases might be aborted or greatly diminished in 
activity and duration. Each individual is more or less affected 
by the state of health of every person with whom he comes in 
contact, and all are responsible for the general health of the 
community, and if this practice should become universal, there 
would be no such thing as chronic diseases in the near future, 
and eventually the whole human race would become immune 
to disease through the resultant increase in natural vigor and 
power of resistance. 


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“There is a divine promise in every seed. If planted under 
right conditions and properly cared for, it will develop and 
bring forth other seed a hundredfold or a thousandfold. A rich 
reward is promised for every right act. An act is like a seed. 
If we sow a crop of right conduct, we shall reap a harvest of 
health,—physical, mental and moral. The man who plants com, 
reaps com. The man who plants disease, reaps disease. The 
man who plants health, reaps health. ” 

The medical remedies and treatments given in this section 
are second to none in the world, and have in some instances 
produced almost magical results in vitalizing and restoring 
health and power to the sick and ailing. Effective means are 
given for the treatment of many diseases, both acute and chronic, 
some of which have been considered practically incurable, but 
there are some ailments which medicine and treatments will 
not cure. Will-power, thought and emotions are important 
factors in healing, and for some persons, a change in methods 
of living, occupation or climate is required. For others, love, 
companionship, rest, fresh air, exercise, or nourishing food may 
be absolutely necessary for return of health. Prayer and good 
deeds will in some instances result in extraordinary cures, and 
it goes without saying that idleness, evil passions, debasing 
habits and excesses are directly responsible for a large propor¬ 
tion of mental and physical maladies, for which medicines 
could only act as temporary palliatives. 

No attempt has been made to cover the entire field of curative 
measures. This would be practically impossible in a work of 
this size, for it would require a volume many times the size of 
this one for medicines alone, not to mention the various other 
systems of cures, such as hydropathy and mineral baths; solar- 
pathy, including the color cure; naturopathy, the earth and 
rest cure; electro-magnetism and electricity; the manipulation 
systems, including osteopathy; chiropractics, Swedish move¬ 
ments and massage, nerve pressures, mechanical vibration, and 
the art of the natural bonesetters, etc.; also the many special 
curative instruments and devices such as oxydonor, actina, 
electric belts, body braces, grow-tall and vacuum apparatus 
and various other contrivances. 


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Then in addition to all these there is mental therapy, includ¬ 
ing prayer and faith cures such as are practiced at Lourdes, 
St. Anne de Beaupr6 and other shrines; the temper cure; animal 
magnetism and hypnotism, also the science of right action, 
scientific breathing, calisthenics, diet, hygiene and climate, 
which were previously touched upon, any one of which is an 
extensive study in itself. 

Each of the above has special healing virtues in certain cases, 
not to be found in any other method. No one curative system 
of the present day contains more than a small portion of the 
complete science of remedial measures, but a work is now in 
course of preparation by the Bureau which will unite the proven 
virtues of all known curative methods into one grand system 
and place the science of healing among the exact sciences. No 
mention has been made heretofore of the influence of the sun, 
moon and planetary forces, which most persons associate with 
fortune telling, but when we consider what an unthinkable 
gigantic force it requires to suspend the earth and planets in 
space and hold them to their orderly course throughout the 
centuries; and when we realize that the power of the moon 
which governs the tides is imperceptible to the senses and that 
it is of the same nature as planetary influences, and the gravity 
of this earth, the most subtle and irresistible yet entirely imper¬ 
ceptible force known to science; then we begin to understand 
that these influences must be reckoned with in all earthly 
affairs, the cure of disease being no exception. Many sponta¬ 
neous epidemics and plagues can be directly traced to malefic or 
benefic influences of the heavenly bodies by those who are 
conversant with the true science of both the heliocentric and 
geocentric systems of astrology. 

In cases of serious deformities and organic structural defi¬ 
ciencies, either inherited or caused by accident, prayer or animal 
magnetism (not hypnotism) are the only hopes, but so many 
marvelous and well authenticated cases are on record of where 
the lame, the halt and the blind have been made whole by these 
means, that in no case, no matter how serious it may be, should 
hope be abandoned until these measures have been given a 
thorough trial. A firm and persistent determination to get well 

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and stay well is of first importance; then, the study of the body, 
its needs, functions and purposes, and of the various means to 
promote health, together with a daily self-examination, will 
reveal the proper medicines or curative measures required. Let 
reason and intuition be your guides and always remember that 
time is as necessary for normal restoration as it was for the 
original construction of the human body. 

It is a well established fact, which nearly every one has 
experienced, that on account of differences in constitutions and 
causes of disease, what will cure one person of a certain ailment 
may be of little or no benefit to another with the same trouble 
or even may have a directly opposite effect. This is noticeably 
true in general debility, skin troubles, etc., and for this reason 
several different proven remedies are given for each. 

It is false economy to buy cheap drugs, as they are generally 
worthless, being either stale or inert, adulterated, or false 
substitutes. Insist upon having the true drug in a fresh and 
pure condition and accept no substitutes. 

In all contagious diseases and serious ailments a physician 
should be consulted at the earliest possible moment. 

Doses unless otherwise stated are for adults. 

Rule to Determine the Dose of Any Medicine for Children: 

Add 12 to the age and divide by the age. One divided by the 
result represents the fraction of the adult dose for a child. For 
example: A child three years old will require 3 (the age) plus 12 
equals 15 divided by 3 (the age) equals 5; 1 divided by 5 equals 
1-5 of the adult dose. Of powerful narcotics children will 
require scarcely more than half of this proportion. 


ELIXIR OF LONG LIFE. 

It is a self-evident fact that to prevent disease from obtaining 
a foothold in the system, is far better than to suffer from an 
attack even if a positive and infallible cure is known. The 
following remedies purify and enrich the blood and if taken in 
time will prevent many a serious illness. 

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German Formula: Tincture of aloes and myrrh, 8 oz.; 
tincture of rhubarb, 2 oz.; tincture of saffron, 4 dr.; compound 
tincture gentian, 1 oz.; simple syrup, 2 oz.; alcohol, 95 per 
cent, a quantity sufficient to complete 1 pint. Dose, one-half 
to one teaspoonful or more according to the effect on the 
bowels. 

American Formula: This formula differs somewhat from the 
preceding one and is in a powdered form to be used as a tea. 
Gentian, 4 oz.; buchu, 4 oz.; true turkey rhubarb, 2 oz.; buck¬ 
thorn bark (Frangula, at least 1 year old), 2 oz.; dandelion 
root, 6 oz.; senna leaves, 2 oz.; licorice root, 6 oz.; coriander 
seed, Yi oz.; anise seed, Yi oz. Reduce all to a powder and mix 
thoroughly. Steep one-half to a heaping teaspoonful or more 
in a cup of hot water and drink on retiring, or the powder may 
be taken dry mixed with sugar. Regulate the dose according to 
the effect on the bowels and reduce it for children. 

Another valuable preventive of disease if taken the first thing 
every morning on an empty stomach, is lemon butter-milk made 
by squeezing a little lemon juice drop by drop into a glass of 
sweet milk stirring it all the while. 


AQUA VIT2E. 

This remedy was so named by an English legislator on account 
of the very wonderful results experienced by him from its use 
as a restorative for a run-down system, accompanied by obsti¬ 
nate indigestion. 

Slake Yi oz,. quicklime by sprinkling on it a little water and 
when it has fallen to a powder, add water, 1Y pint; and bruised 
cinchona bark, 1 oz.; macerate with occasional agitation for 
three hours in a covered vessel, then decant the clear liquor, 
and further add tincture of cinchona bark, 2 oz.; sweet spirit of 
nitre, 3 dr.; syrup of orange-peel, 1 oz. Mix well and keep it in 
a corked bottle. Dose: One-half to one wine glass two or three 
times daily. 


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BLOOD SOLVENT FOR MINERAL DEPOSITS 
OF OLD AGE. 


Physicians and scientists declare that there is no reason why 
all may not live to a ripe old age in full possession of physical 
and mental vigor, if the chemical balance of the blood could be 
maintained between supply and waste. 

In cases of deficiency of mineral elements in the blood, the 
balance may be restored by the use of the Schussler Biochemic 
Tissue Remedies which may be obtained of druggists who 
carry homeopathic medicines. Where these mineral salts are 
in excess and form deposits in the tissues and blood vessels, thus 
reducing the blood supply and interfering with nutrition and 
the removal of waste from various parts of the body, the follow¬ 
ing remedy will prove beneficial by dissolving out such deposits 
and allowing the blood to flow freely and restore health and 
vigor. 

Phosphoric acid, 85 per cent U. S. P., 4 dr.; lactic acid, 
U. S. P., 3 dr.; syrup orange, 1 dr. Mix. Dose: One to three 
drops in a glass of water three times per day. 

The phosphoric acid, owing to its power to dissolve phosphate 
and oxalate of lime, prevents morbid secretion of bony matter 
which hardens the arteries and makes them brittle and cor¬ 
rects phosphatic deposits in the urine. It is also a tonic and 
stimulant to the digestive organs and invigorates the whole 
system. 

The lactic acid or milk acid is a natural constituent of a 
number of the secretions of the body, including the healthy 
gastric juices. It removes the phosphatic deposits in the urine 
and is useful in dyspepsia. It is also stimulant and germicidal 
and corrects the diarrhoea of old age. 

Boericks and Tafel, Philadelphia, Pa., and The Luyties 
Homeopathic Pharmacy Co., St. Louis, Mo., are manufacturers 
of the Schussler Biochemic Tissue Remedies mentioned 
above and both firms publish pocket guides to the use of 
these cell salts, which they send free of charge to all interested 
parties. 


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SIMPLE ELECTRICAL CURE FOR ALL BLOOD 
POISONS. 


We read almost daily in newspapers of cases where persons 
die of blood poison caused by simple little cuts and scratches, 
not to mention the Fourth of July victims. The following 
simple treatment will cure all cases of blood poison, both trau¬ 
matic and syphilitic, if taken in time: 

Directions—As soon as the first symptoms of blood poison 
make their appearance don’t lose a minute, but go to a doctor or 
any other person who has a good galvanic apparatus with not less 
than ten to fourteen fluid batteries (no dry batteries and no wet 
batteries where the zincs have been amalgamated with mer¬ 
cury), and take a twenty-minute-long treatment, putting the 
positive pole on bare skin on back of neck, and the negative 
pole on bare feet. After twenty minutes’ treatment from neck 
to feet, get a dish of warm water, put the negative wire, to 
which a piece of carbon or zinc is attached, into the water, hold 
your hand, or wherever the blood poison is, in this water for 
about ten minutes. Take those treatments at least three times 
per day, and in three days’ time your blood poison will be a 
thing of the past. If blood poison happens to be on the foot, 
put your foot into the water and treat as above. Many cases 
have been cured in this way in a few days’ time. Gangrene 
responds to this mode of treatment quickly even in long standing 
and severe cases. 

Syphilitic blood poison requires, of course, a longer time, but 
nearly all cases are cured in four months’ time. 

There is another form of electrical treatment which offers 
new hope for chronic sufferers from gout, rheumatism, harden¬ 
ing of the arteries, diseases of the nerves, locomotor-ataxia, 
neuritis, paralysis, genito-urinary disorders, kidney and stomach 
troubles, cancer, eczema, and other skin affections and a host 
of so-called incurable diseases. It has long been known that 
chemicals and surgery are uncertain or even useless in these 
disorders because they do not go to the root of the trouble. 

This new electrical treatment is a combination of static 

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electricity, diet and the X-ray which can only be applied by an 
expert who is equipped with the advanced knowledge and 
expensive apparatus required, therefore no instructions can be 
given here for this method, but as such wonderful and rapid 
cures are accomplished by these means, it was deemed advisable 
to touch upon it briefly, so that those who may require it would 
learn of its existence. The treatment includes: cataphoresis, 
or the diffusion, by means of a continuous electrical current, of 
metallic copper into the tissues, which forms a powerful anti¬ 
septic and kills all germs; and the dispersion of obstructions; 
regulation of the blood supply to the affected part; stimulation 
of nerve currents and invigoration of the white blood corpuscles 
by powerful pulsatory currents of static or frictional electricity 
similar in nature to the electricity of the atmosphere. These 
electrical currents have great penetration and diffusion and 
flow into the deepest tissues and congested areas, setting into 
vibration every particle of muscle and protoplasm, expelling 
the accumulated waste deposits into their proper channels 
of exit and clearing a way for a new supply of arterial blood, 
which brings nutrition, repairs the broken-down tissues, 
restores normal activity and increases the “opsonic index” or 
power of resistance of the body to outside forces seeking to 
destroy it. 


ELIXIR OF YOUTH. 

A heretofore closely guarded secret remedy. A cleansing, 
intestinal antiseptic which removes the cause of autointoxica¬ 
tion, or self-poisoning; stimulates the vital functions and pro¬ 
duces an extraordinary increase in vigor. 

Depleted vitality or run-down system is the basic cause of 
nearly all disease. The weakest part of the body has to suffer 
when there is not sufficient vital force to supply all parts. 
Building up the general health will ofttimes cause many obsti¬ 
nate ailments to disappear spontaneously after having success¬ 
fully resisted all special medication. 

Extract Peruvian bark, 4 dr.; extract golden seal, 2 dr.; ex- 

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tract damiana, 4 dr.; extract capsicum, % dr.; extract myrrh, 
2 dr. Mix. 

Chloride of sodium, 1 oz.; hot water, 1 pint. Dissolve 
chloride of sodium in the hot water, add the first mixture to the 
chloride of sodium water and to this add 4 oz. best alcohol. 
Use one tablespoonful to a quart of warm water via rectum. 
Use the Elixir one night and a tablespoon of olive oil the next, 
alternating thus for five or six nights. 

Scientists declare that koumis, or fermented milk, is a natural 
elixir of youth and records show that in those parts of the world 
where koumis is popular as a daily beverage, the natural term 
of life is greatly extended and many of the people live to an 
extreme age in full possession of vigorous health and all fac¬ 
ulties. Koumis, or fermented milk, is made as follows: 

Fresh milk, 1 quart; thick milk (Bonnyclabber), 1 pint; 
white sugar, 2 oz. Mix and take two one-gallon jugs and pour 
the mixture from jug to jug until it is smooth. Allow it to stand 
for ten hours at a temperature of 70 to 80 degrees. Then pour 
again from jug to jug until the mixture is smooth. Bottle in 
soda bottles which must be tightly corked and tied down. 
Place in a warm room for 36 hours and then on ice. When cool 
it is ready for use. Keep it on ice. 


THE GREATEST NON-INJURIOUS PAIN REMEDY 
KNOWN. 

This remedy comes from the Chinese island of Hainan in the 
East Indies and was known to the ancient Greeks and Arabians. 
It costs but a few cents an ounce and relieves rheumatism, 
cramps, headache, neuralgia, colic, toothache, or any ordinary 
pain, internal or external, and is not injurious in its effects. 

East India galangal root (China root, India root). Grate the 
root to a powder and take from one-half to a level teaspoonful 
in two tablespoonfuls of warm water. For bathing, pound or 
grate to a powder 1 oz. of the root and add to 1 pint of alcohol. 
This root will also break up chills and fever, and where it is 
applied ordinary pain cannot exist. 

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HEALTH AND VIGOR TREATMENT OF THE ANCIENT 
GREEKS AND ROMANS. 

The human body is an aggregate of living units or cells, each 
having its own nature and duty to perform; all requiring proper 
nourishment and rest and the cells of one function are more or 
less dependent upon those of every other, much the same as are 
the individuals of the human race. They are also subject to 
annoyance and injury by foreign intruders, commonly called 
germs, which are taken into the body through the lungs, skin 
and stomach and they obstruct and hinder them in their 
work, rob them of their share of food and even attack and 
kill them. 

It is a well established scientific fact that the white cor¬ 
puscles of the blood are the soldiers, so to speak, which attack 
and destroy these foreign living organisms, by devouring the 
vanquished foe much the same as the cannibal tribes of the 
lower races of humanity were in the habit of doing. 

Microscopic examinations of the blood of living persons have 
shown that under certain conditions these white corpuscles 
neglect their duty, either from lack of strength or of sufficient 
numbers to attack and destroy the intruding germs and there¬ 
fore allow these enemies of the human body to remain in the 
blood stream as permanent tenants. This saps the strength of 
the individual, reduces his efficiency and when some special 
cause lowers the vitality of the system, these germs begin to 
multiply in numbers and feed upon the red and white blood 
corpuscles and tissues of the body. 

The principal cause of the inactivity of the white corpuscles 
is the accumulation of filth and waste products in the blood 
stream and tissues which is their home and any means by which 
these impurities may be removed in a natural manner, will in¬ 
crease the vigor and power of the human body and prevent and 
cure disease. 

Nature has provided the bowels for removing waste matter 
from the digestive organs, and lungs and the sweat glands for 
removing impurities from the blood and tissues. 

The whole surface of the body is covered over with some 

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seven millions of tubes or pores, each about a quarter of an inch 
in length, and if stretched from end to end they would extend 
nearly twenty-eight miles. 

This immense drainage system removes both solid and fluid 
waste products and it is easy to imagine what serious results fol¬ 
low the obstruction or inactivity of this function of perspiration. 

Bathing, of course, removes surface accumulation, but dry 
heat is required to bring a sufficient volume of blood to the 
surface and to stimulate the excretory power of the sweat 
glands. 

Heat is the best and most universal disinfectant and is there¬ 
fore an active agent in destroying germs as well as an aid in 
stimulating the body process which brings them to the surface. 
All animal poison is at once destroyed by a temperature of 160 
degrees and the temperature of a hot air bath may reach 160 to 
200 degrees with safety to the bather. The high heat of a hot 
air bath effectually extracts and kills the poisons of nearly every 
disease known to physicians. 

It quickly destroys the uric acid of rheumatism and dysentery 
and diarrhoea are quickly and absolutely controlled by the action 
of dry heat. Vaccine loses its effect at once if exposed to a heat 
of 95 degrees, and ten minutes’ exposure to a temperature of 140 
degrees destroys the germs of cholera and tuberculosis. 

As an illustration, a certain New York physician, not believ¬ 
ing in vaccination, was confronted with the alternative of either 
having his children vaccinated or keeping them out of the public 
schools. He decided to allow them to be vaccinated, but in 
each case, after his children arrived home from the vaccine 
operation, he gave them a “thermal” bath. The result was 
that the vaccine never “took” on any of the children. The 
vaccine was extracted from the body by the heat and destroyed 
at 95 degrees. 

The value of the hot air bath to both the sick and well is 
beyond belief. Taken once a week it prevents disease and 
brings about a perfect condition of cleanliness and a feeling of 
physical well being and there are no diseases in which it cannot 
be made beneficially available while in many cases it possesses 

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curative power beyond comparison, superior to any agent the 
medical profession can command. 

The bath produces an artificial and easy perspiration, and 
this explains why people who use it freely do not require exercise 
for health but pass from the extreme of indolence to that of toil. 

It is the general belief that the hot air bath is weakening, 
but on the contrary when scientifically and properly used there 
is invariably an increase of strength and endurance. 

The shampooers in the Turkish baths often live to a vigorous 
old age and spend the greater part of their lives in the hot cham¬ 
bers subject to great perspiration. 

It is conceded by all who have studied Roman history that, 
as a race, the Romans took the lead as far as physical strength 
and endurance was concerned and these people were well ac¬ 
quainted with the power of the hot air bath and made the treat¬ 
ment part of their daily lives, and by many authorities this is 
given as the cause of their enormous mental and physical power. 

The Roman bath-houses were of gigantic proportions. One 
of these, built by the Emperor Diocletian, was capable of accom¬ 
modating 18,000 bathers at one time, occupying an area of about 
twenty-five city blocks, or about one mile in circumference. 

In the reign of Emperor Tiberius, from 37 to 14 B. C., there 
were nearly 900 bath-houses in Rome alone, and outside of Rome 
provisions were made for giving the baths wherever the Roman 
army was stationed and wherever there were Roman settle¬ 
ments. Homer relates that the Greeks used the hot-air bath 
over 3,000 years ago. 

In taking these hot-air baths at home judgment and good 
sense are required so as not to overdo the thing the first time. 
If the patient is weak the feet should be put in hot water; hot 
drink given freely before going into the bath and while in the 
bath, the patient should take a swallow of cold water often and 
have some one bathe the face in cold water. 

The first bath should be of short duration, and if the patient 
is weak, from three to five minutes is sufficient. The body 
should then be sponged well with tepid water without exposing 
any more of the surface than necessary, keeping the blankets 

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or cabinet well closed about the patient. Then wipe dry and 
rub well with cocoa butter or one of the other preparations 
mentioned below. 

The nature of the bath is to make one sleepy and restful and 
the proper time to take it is at night upon retiring, as there is 
less danger of taking cold. In cold weather a person should 
remain indoors for a few hours after the bath and at no time 
should the bath be taken sooner than two or three hours after a 
meal. 

In cool weather the blankets or cabinet should be warmed 
before using, and water drank freely before going in, as this is 
necessary to wash the impurities out. The temperature of the 
room should be about 70 degrees. After perspiring freely for 
from five to fifteen minutes, throw back a part of the cabinet 
or blanket and begin rubbing the body with sponge or wash 
cloth wet in tepid water. 

Gradually proceed in this manner and if the person’s skin 
is not active or they take cold easily, dry the skin quickly and 
rub with alcohol or cocoa butter. After taking a few baths this 
will not be necessary. Sea salt water is good to use for sponging 
after the bath and many prefer witch hazel to everything else. 

The following is a fine invigorator for use after the bath where 
the person has an inactive skin. Tincture aconite, Y dr.; oil 
of wintergreen, Y oz.; 95 per cent, grain alcohol, 8 oz. Mix 
and add witch hazel, 8 oz. If it is too strong, dilute it with 
water. 

There are many patented appliances and bath cabinets on 
the market but directions will be given here for taking the old- 
fashioned rum sweat of our forefathers. 

The patient is seated on a high wood bottom chair or any 
other, provided care is taken that the bottom is so covered that 
the flame will not burn him. Then a large blanket is thrown 
around him from behind, covering the back of his head and 
body as well as the chair, and another passed around him in 
front, pinned so loosely at the neck that he can put it on or off 
his face as occasion may require during the bath. The blankets 
must join each other at the sides and reach to the floor so as to 

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prevent the hot air from passing off. Then a cup containing two 
tablespoonfuls of brandy, wood alcohol or grain alcohol is placed 
upon the floor directly under the centre of the chair and lighted 
from behind with a taper. 

The liquid is allowed to bum until consumed or until the time 
has elapsed, when it should be carefully removed. Great care 
should be exercised to prevent fire. 

Then sponge the patient with tepid water and proceed as 
above directed. Those who have heart weakness can get all the 
good and none of the ill effects of the bath by sitting on a high 
stool or standing in a cabinet so that only the lower half of the 
body will be enclosed by the blanket or cabinet. 

After retiring, put on only enough covering to keep the system 
in normal condition; perspiration should not continue in bed, 
neither should there be insufficient protection from cool air. 

A person should not go out of the bath into a cold room. Use 
just plain everyday judgment, and if you should take cold 
through your own carelessness take another bath at once and 
cure yourself. Taken at the proper time this bath will cure a 
cold in ten minutes. 

The hot-air bath described above is useful in the following 
diseases: Rheumatism, gout, sciatica, neuralgia, colds, throat 
and lung troubles, grippe, dyspepsia, stomach and liver troubles, 
kidney, bladder and urinary troubles, all skin diseases, lum¬ 
bago, malaria, nervousness, insomnia, catarrh, intoxication, 
and is an effectual and speedy way of treating hydrophobia and 
blood poisons. 


ESSENCE OF LIFE. 

A powerful tonic rebuilder and system renovator. A useful 
remedy for all diseases. 

German Formula: Buchu leaf, 8 oz.; urva ursi leaf, 2 oz.; 
powdered rhubarb, 4 oz.; powdered cinchona bark, 8 oz.; 
ground resin of guaiac, 2 oz.; ground cloves, Y oz.; podophyllin 
resinoid, 2 dr.; alcohol, diluted, 1 gal.; sassafras bark (ground), 

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1 oz. Macerate fourteen days and filter. Dose, one to two tea¬ 
spoonfuls, to be taken one to three times daily, according to 
effect upon the bowels and kidneys. 


INSTANT CURE FOR FEAR AND WORRY. 

Fear causes a terrible disturbance of the vital energies of the 
body by partially paralyzing the solar plexus and preventing 
the nerve current which governs the process of digestion from 
acting. 

The solar plexus, or abdominal brain, is the distributing center 
of the sympathetic nervous system and as a nerve center it is 
second only in importance to the brain. It possesses one special 
faculty of the true brain, viz., memory, and because of this any 
impression which has once produced the sensation of fear, with 
its paralysis of the nerve center, can reproduce it again and 
again. 

Worry is caused by fear and is but a repetition of the fear 
thoughts, and a cure for both fear and worry is at the seat of 
their cause, the solar plexus. 

By the following exercises a volume of air is pressed with 
force against the nervous mass, causing a sort of stimulation of 
the ganglia. This actually massages the plexus into activity 
and so removes the paralysis caused by the fear. At the instant 
the paralysis of the nerve force ends, the fear departs, and the 
blood which has receded from the extremities of the body to 
center about the heart, resumes its normal circulation and all 
is well again. This is what you must do when you are in fear 
or worry: 

Sit or stand straight. Draw in a deep breath through the 
nostrils into the upper chest, expanding the ribs. In fact, draw 
in as much air as you possibly can. Now in order to force this 
air as high up into the upper lungs as you can, draw in the 
stomach and intestines and you will find at once that the ribs 
expand with the air you have displaced below. Practice once 
or twice this drawing in of the stomach and forcing the air up 
into the chest. Now here follows that part of the process which 

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cures the fear and worry and restores the circulation. Mark it 
well, and practice it many times a day until you can do it per¬ 
fectly. It will never harm you, but on the contrary it will often 
ward off colds and chills and cure insomnia when nothing else 
will. This is what you must do: 

After you have forced all the air possible into the upper chest, 
you must forcibly, with effort and suddenness, holding the 
breath, not exhaling at all, reverse the process and force the 
air down by expanding the abdomen and intestines. It is this 
sudden expansion of the abdomen which restores the solar plexus 
to its activity. You will soon learn to do this easily after a few 
trials. 


NATURE’S MIRACLE REMEDY. 

In these days of wonderful scientific achievements, we are too 
prone to neglect the simple and commonplace, but no less 
potent, remedies, which Mother Nature has provided close at 
hand for her suffering children. 

In our blind search for health, we turn our back on its very 
source, and wander into the labyrinth of specialized products 
of the chemist’s art, hoping thus to find relief from suffering 
brought on by our own folly and ignorance, but we are doomed 
to bitter disappointment and must sooner or later return, 
bruised and beaten, footsore and weary, back to Mother Nature, 
where alone we can learn the great lesson of life and be healed of 
all ills. 

It may surprise many to learn that pure clay obtained from 
under the surface, perfectly free from drainage and organic 
impurities, is a sovereign specific for a great number of serious 
ailments. 

One who has not used it could hardly believe what power it 
has over disease and injuries. The curative virtues of clay have 
been known and utilized by primitive people from the most 
ancient periods up to the present, and civilization can learn 
many valuable lessons from these children of nature. 

Earth is a marvelously safe and effective disinfectant, 

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cleanser and purifier. The dog instinctively knows this when it 
buries the piece of tainted meat to purify and freshen it. 

Dry clay has a strong affinity for all germs and disease prod¬ 
ucts of the body. A poultice made of a layer, one inch or more 
in thickness, of dry powdered clay, confined between layers of 
clean cheese cloth and heated quite hot on a board in the oven 
at the time of application, will draw out an unbelievable amount 
of pus from chronic sores or internal diseased parts of the body. 

The poultice must be renewed as often as it becomes foul and 
applied continuously as long as there is any discharge, otherwise 
the accumulation of disease matter, at the point of application, 
collected from all parts of the body, may cause serious results. 

A person bitten by a rattlesnake can be cured if quickly im¬ 
mersed completely in soft mud, with the exception of the head, 
and kept there several hours or until the poison has been coun¬ 
teracted or drawn out. 

Clay water rubbed over the exposed portions of the body will 
prevent sunburn, and a paste of clay and water will bring quick 
relief from stings and bites of insects. 

Everything on this earth originates in the soil we walk on; 
it is mother of all and contains all the elements which can be 
found in any drug. It is a wonderful purifier for old sores, and 
heals wounds and allays inflammation in a marvelous manner. 

Antiphlogistine, one of the most valued remedies in use today 
by physicians and hospitals, has for its base and principal ingre¬ 
dient a special form of clay. 

For sores or wounds of any kind, simply apply a thick layer 
of clay paste made with water or water and glycerine, and renew 
as often as it becomes hardened or foul from discharges. 

Clay used for open sores and wounds must be perfectly sterile 
and free from germs. If there is any doubt about its purity, it 
should be heated quite hot in a pan in the oven for a few minutes 
before using it. 

For bums, mix dry powdered clay with olive oil to the proper 
consistency. 

For deep seated inflammation or bruises, make a clay poultice 
by softening up some good clay with a solution of 1 oz. of 

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glycerine to 16 oz. of water, to about the consistency of butter. 
Lay a piece of cheese cloth next to the skin to prevent it from 
attaching itself to the hairs, so that its removal will be painless, 
then spread on as thick a layer as possible and cover with a 
cloth bandage. If a sweating action is desired, cover this again 
with rubber or oil silk. 

In some cases it may be advisable to rub in some good stimu¬ 
lating liniment before applying the clay, and in pneumonia, 
inflammation of the bowels or severe inflammatory rheumatism, 
the clay poultice should be heated quite hot in a pan in the oven 
before applying. 

Blue clay gives the best results for acute inflammations or 
burns; red clay for indolent sores and chronic ailments, and 
yellow clay for nervous affections and shock. Yellow clay is 
the best for all around use if blue or red clay is difficult to obtain. 

A mud mixture of equal parts of clay, fertile sandy loam, and 
rich black soil, plastered thickly all over the body while lying 
down in the sun, and letting it remain on until it dries hard, will 
not only draw out foreign poisons and those of the worst chronic 
diseases, but will nourish the body and rebuild it to an unbeliev¬ 
able extent. 

The head should be protected from the glare of the sunlight 
and plenty of water, at about the temperature of the body, 
should be taken internally. 

A platform of wood raised from the earth should be used for 
this purpose, for if the person be weak and the body come into 
electrical contact with the earth through the wet mud, too much 
vital force will be drawn off thereby. 

The beneficial action of clay is to a great extent mechanical 
as well as chemical and the most satisfactory results are . ob¬ 
tained from applying it in thick layers and large quantities and 
changing it often. 


BRAZILIAN CURE FOR KIDNEY DISEASE. 

Pariera brava (Cissampelos pariera) is recommended by the 
Brazilian government as a valuable remedy for kidney disease. 

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The drug is a tonic, laxative, diuretic and stimulant, useful in 
chronic inflammation and ulceration of the kidneys and bladder; 
also for stone and gravel; and in rheumatism, jaundice, dropsy 
and leucorrhoea. 

Brazilian pariera brava, 1 oz.; water, 3 pints. Put in a close 
covered vessel and boil it down to 1 pint. Take a small wine 
glass full one hour before each meal. If the fluid extract is 
preferred, the dose is one-half to one teaspoonful. 

Drink fresh rain water caught in a wooden or enameled vessel, 
for the kidneys; drink all you want and if you don’t want 
enough, drink more. 


JAPANESE HOME REMEDY. 

The Japanese have discovered that the citric acid in lemon 
juice will destroy germs and cure twenty different diseases. 
There is but one other thing in the whole range of medical science 
that will cure as many different diseases as will the lemon, and 
if people knew how to use the lemon as medicine they would save 
an enormous amount of suffering and vast sums of money now 
spent for useless preparations. 

The lemon if applied in time will scatter a felon. Cut off the 
end and insert the finger in the lemon and bind it on. In the 
morning the accumulated matter can be removed with a sharp 
instrument. 

A lemon roasted or baked in a moderately heated oven for 
about half an hour, or until it begins to crack open or the juice 
begins to exude, and taken in doses of from one-half to a table¬ 
spoonful of the juice sweetened to taste four times a day, is one 
of the most effective remedies known for the cure of colds and 
coughs, especially those of long standing. In severe cases take 
a dose every two or three hours. 

The juice of half a lemon added to two tablespoonfuls of water 
and a tablespoonful of sugar taken all at one dose and repeated 
three times daily will cure biliousness and malarial diseases 
without the assistance of any other medicine and without inju¬ 
rious after effects. 


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Lemon juice has cured erysipelas and diphtheria when all 
other means have failed. For diphtheria the throat should be 
gargled with the juice every hour or two and at the same time 
from one-half to a teaspoonful swallowed. This cuts loose the 
false membrane in the throat. If the clear juice is too irritating 
it should be slightly diluted with water. 

A lemon will cure more cases of rheumatism than any other 
known remedy. Fill a quart bottle with sliced lemon and then 
fill up the bottle with grain alcohol. Take one half tablespoon¬ 
ful before each meal and before retiring. 

Lemon has cured some hopeless cases of dropsy. To begin 
with take the juice of one lemon a day, pulp and all, sugared to 
taste, and increase gradually until eight or ten a day are taken. 

For heartburn, take a dose of one-half tablespoonful diluted 
with water. 

For sore throat, use the lemon juice as a gargle and swallow 
a portion of it. 

Lemonade taken at intervals will cure hiccoughs when all 
other means fail. 

Lemon juice is the Spanish people’s remedy for chills and 
fever, which they regard as infallible. 

A half tablespoonful of lemon juice taken before each meal 
and before retiring has permanently cured many cases of asthma. 

Scurvy can be cured or prevented by taking a tablespoonful 
of lemon juice three times a day. 

Lemon juice will usually relieve an attack of hoarseness if 
gargled and a small portion swallowed. 

A lemon applied to corns a few times and a piece bound on the 
corn over night is an efficient remedy. 

To remove tan from the face, wash with lemon juice. 

For sty in the eye, apply a small piece of lemon pulp and 
renew two or three times. 

Almost any case of simple headache can be cured by adding 
the juice of two large lemons to one quart of common table tea 
made from the best green tea, adding the juice to the tea while 
the latter is boiling hot, and when cool bottle for use. It should 

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be taken in dose of a teacupful every two or three hours. Lime 
juice seems to possess about the same medicinal properties as 
lemon juice and is sometimes used in place of the lemon. 


YOGI MEDICINAL BATH. 

A sponge bath of agreeable temperature taken three times a 
week with water containing the following mixture is very cleans¬ 
ing and strengthening to the body: Crude sea salt (not re¬ 
crystallized), 85 oz.; effloresced sulphate of soda, 15 oz.; dry 
chloride of calcium, 4 oz.; iodide of potassium, 2 dr.; bromide of 
potassium, 1 dr. 

Mix the last four together thoroughly, then add to the sea salt 
and mix again until all are evenly distributed. Keep in a well 
stoppered glass jar, away from moisture, and use 4 oz. to a 
gallon of water for the sponge bath. 


RUSSIAN HOME REMEDIES. 

Two very simple yet potent remedies found in most homes 
are salt and kerosene oil. The Russians say that salt is more 
valuable to cure sickness than all the drugs in an empire. There 
is no one thing known that will cure so many diseases as will 
the remedies prepared from table salt. One thousand men, 
besides women and children, who live in the most famous salt 
mines in the world, at Cracow, Russia, have no doctor and cure 
all of their ailments with salt remedies. 

In Russia crude petroleum was used for medicine ages before 
it came into use for commercial purposes and lighting. The oil 
springs were known as health springs. 

Salt is useful in the following list of ailments: 

One-half teaspoonful of salt in a quarter of a teacup of water 
used to bathe chronic sore eyes has cured when all other efforts 
have failed. 

For catarrh, add one-quarter teaspoonful of salt to one-half 
pint of milk and snuff it alternately into each nostril, retaining 

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it there for half a minute by holding the nose with the finger. 
Repeat it three times a day and gradually increase the strength 
of the solution, each week adding a little more salt, but not 
enough to give irritation at time of using it. The solution should 
be warmed before using. 

An eminent physician of New York City has had great success 
in the treatment of bleeding piles by injecting a strong solution 
of salt two or three times a day. 

A strong solution of salt applied with cloths to sprains and 
bruises is a speedy relief. 

A tablespoonful of salt to half a tumbler of water and as much 
good vinegar and a teaspoonful of ground black pepper, taken 
in doses of two teaspoonfuls every twenty minutes, is a good 
remedy for cholera-morbus. 

For colic, a teaspoonful of salt dissolved in half a teacup of 
cold water will give relief. 

Roasted salt is said to be a specific for fever and ague. Take a 
handful of fine white salt, roast it in a stove with moderate heat 
until it turns coffee color. For an adult a tablespoonful dis¬ 
solved in a glassful of tepid water taken each morning following 
the fever. To overcome the thirst that may follow take a small 
quantity of water through a straw. During the succeeding 
forty-eight hours after using the salt, the food should be chicken 
or beef-broth. 

A pinch of salt dissolved on the tongue upon retiring will 
relieve many cases of troublesome cough. 

Salt is excellent for bleeding of the lungs and stomach, and in 
cases of apparent death from falls and blows, administration of 
salt water will speedily restore the patient. 

For worms, a teacupful of tepid water and a teaspoonful of 
salt water used as an injection once a day will entirely cure in 
four or five days. 

A strong solution of salt and brandy applied by means of 
cloths to erysipelas will arrest the spread of the disease and has 
been known to cure most obstinate cases. 

Ordinary sore throat can be cured by gargling with salt water 
every hour, and pain in the stomach is quickly relieved by a 

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small draft of salt and water. A person may be restored from a 
fit of apoplexy by applying moistened salt to the head and tem¬ 
ples until sufficient sensibility returns, then salt water given 
internally will restore the patient. 

Kerosene Oil is a very simple but potent remedy for some of 
the most serious ailments. A single treatment with kerosene 
oil will usually be sufficient to cure ordinary sore throat. It 
should be taken in from three to ten-drop doses on a lump 
of sugar internally and rubbed in well externally for several 
minutes. 

This treatment is equally effective for croup, coughs and 
colds. It should be applied externally to the neck, throat and 
chest, and repeated every three or four hours. 

A piece of cotton saturated with kerosene oil and inserted 
in an aching tooth will give quick relief. 

Corns kept moistened with kerosene oil as much of the time 
as possible, by binding on a piece of cotton, will disappear in a 
few days. 

Kerosene oil will extract the fire from bums very quickly if 
applied freely with cloths. 

Taken internally, it is said to be an effective remedy for 
chills and fever. 

In cases of membranous croup, Scotch physicians apply cloths 
wrung out of very cold water to the throat and renew them as 
soon as they become warm, at the same time giving the child a 
few drops of kerosene oil on a little sugar, every two hours, and 
are very successful in curing this serious ailment. 

Crude petroleum, which is kerosene oil before it is refined, is 
the remedy used all over Germany as a reliable cure for diph¬ 
theria. It is applied to the throat with a swab every four hours 
and in severe cases every two hours, being careful not to allow 
an excess of oil to pass into the throat. 

Crude petroleum applied to the poisoned parts until the in¬ 
flammation is allayed is a simple but effective relief for oak and 
ivy poisoning. After the inflammation disappears continue to 
use it three or four times a day for several days. 

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FRENCH RESTORATIVE TREATMENT. 


It is said that astonishing cures continue to be made with the 
sea water treatment of Prof. Rene Quinton of Paris. This treat¬ 
ment consists of hypodermic injections of from 3 3^ to 10 ounces 
of deep-sea water, which he terms “marine plasma,” morning 
and night. The injections are made in the back of the regions 
of the shoulder blades, and report has it that the lives of thou¬ 
sands of anaemic children already have been saved by this treat¬ 
ment. 

Hundreds of adults are also ready to bear witness that the 
treatment is efficacious for almost all sorts of diseases. 

Professor Quinton does not claim to have discovered a pana¬ 
cea. He is a scientist of high standing and erudition, and he 
simply says he bases his claims on scientific observation and on a 
theory supported by a wide category of facts. 

His theory is that life had its origin in the sea, at a time when 
a body of salt water covered the entire world, and that the first 
living cell formed under these conditions multiplied, and becom¬ 
ing diversified under different circumstances, gradually as¬ 
sumed all the forms of life as we know it today. 

In all living beings, he says, the liquid portion of the blood, 
as well as the lymph surrounding the cells of the tissues, is almost 
identical to sea water. Moreover, he points out that sea water 
can, in a way, replace the blood itself. For example, dogs, bled 
to the point of death, have been quickly resuscitated by an 
injection of diluted sea water. Within twenty-four hours after 
the operation the canine patient is able to eat, drink and run 
about as though nothing had happened. In less than a week his 
new blood is found to be as rich as that of an animal which has 
never undergone such treatment. White blood corpuscles which 
could never be kept alive in any other liquid, remain living for 
weeks in sea water. Today, says Professor Quinton, living 
beings sprung from the ancestral cell no longer bathe in the sea, 
but they keep the sea within themselves. 

Thousands and thousands of patients already have been 
treated in this way, and good results, it is said, have been ob¬ 
tained almost invariably. Weak children, reduced almost to 

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skeletons by bad stomachs, have been built up to rosy-cheeked 
health. Cholera infantum and infantile eczema have suc¬ 
cumbed to the same treatment with surprising rapidity. Neu¬ 
rasthenics, dyspeptics, and other nervous patients have also 
been cured. 

A simple home method of obtaining much of the benefits of 
this sea water treatment is what is known as salt massage. 

Crude sea salt is pounded up very fine and dampened and 
then rubbed over the whole surface of the body vigorously for a 
period of fifteen minutes or more. It has a wonderfully purify¬ 
ing effect on the blood, stimulating the skin and vital organs to 
healthy activity and is useful in all weakened conditions of the 
system. Dampened table salt may be substituted for sea salt 
but the effects are not so good. 


EAST INDIA DYSPEPSIA REMEDY. 

Chirata has long been in use in India where it is highly es¬ 
teemed in cases of dyspepsia and debility. It is a bitter tonic 
with a peculiar regulating effect on the liver. 

Chirata extract, 1 dr.; powdered turkey rhubarb, 1 dr.; 
subcarbonate of soda, 1 sc.; powdered ginger, 15 gr.; mix 
thoroughly with flour and water and divide into thirty-six 
pills. Take one or two in the morning before breakfast, and at 
bedtime. 

Dyspepsia is our national disease. About two out of four 
adults have some form of indigestion. Fast eating, tea and 
coffee drinking, worry, mental or physical exhaustion and im¬ 
proper kinds of food are the chief causes. The following remedy 
has been used with success for nearly forty years: 

Pepsin (pure), 1 dr.; subnitrate of bismuth, 1 dr.; tincture 
of nux vomica, 3^ dr.; compound tincture of gentian, 7 oz. 
Mix. Shake well each time before taking. Dose: One tea¬ 
spoonful in a little water after each meal. 

For simple acid stomach, eat a piece of crude lump chalk, 
which may be obtained at paint stores, the size of a hulled 
walnut or hickory nut; or place one-eighth to one-quarter of a 

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teaspoonful of cooking soda in a cup, and pour on it one-quarter 
cup of boiling water, let it cool and then drink it. Cooking soda 
should never be taken without first foaming it. 

For loss of appetite nothing is better than candied ginger. 
Eat it freely. 

The juice of half a lemon diluted with water and taken the 
first thing before breakfast is a wonderful remedy. 

A cup of boiling water taken as hot as can be borne, before 
each meal, has cured some of the most obstinate cases in two 
or three weeks. 

One-half teaspoonful of the inner peeling of the gizzard of a 
chicken or turkey, dried, pulverized and taken immediately after 
each meal is an old remedy but very prompt and efficient in 
action. 

Put a piece of rennet the size of the hand into a half pint of 
warm water and let it soak over night and take two tablespoon¬ 
fuls of this liquid twice daily. Prepare it fresh every day or so. 
This is highly recommended. 

For indigestion of scrofulous origin, tincture of myrrh, 5 to 15 
drops in a little water taken three times a day and at bedtime; 
or beechwood creosote, to 1 drop in half glass of water three 
times daily after meals; or pure carbolic acid, 1 drop in water or 
syrup, followed by one 2- or 3-grain capsule of iodoform, taken 
three times daily, after meals and upon retiring, will prove 
effective. 

For simple cases of indigestion, a teaspoonful after each meal 
and at bedtime of the following mixture will give speedy relief: 
Cream of tartar, 4 oz.; sulphur, 4 oz.; willow charcoal, 4 oz.; 
all finely powdered and thoroughly mixed. In severe cases two 
spoonfuls may be taken at a dose. 

Golden seal is also an excellent remedy for indigestion. Either 
the herb or the fluid extract may be used. 


JAPANESE REMEDY FOR STARCH INDIGESTION. 

It is said that three-fourths of all cases of dyspepsia are caused 
by imperfect digestion of starches as a result of eating too large 

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a proportion of highly refined cereals, breads and starchy 
foods. 

When this condition is present, Taka-Diastase in 5 or 10 
grain capsules taken in the middle of the meal will correct it. 

Taka-Diastase is a remedy which originated in Japan where 
it is used in the manufacture of their national beverage, sake. 
It acts like saliva, stimulating the gastric juices, and does not 
affect normal gastric digestion. Taka-Diastase is capable of 
converting one hundred times its own weight of starch into 
glucose in ten minutes. 


CHINESE GINGSENG REMEDY FOR DEBILITY. 

In China this remedy is held in great repute and there is an 
enormous demand for it. Gingseng is an excellent tonic, par¬ 
ticularly to the secretory glands of the alimentary canal. It 
thus assists in reestablishing the process of digestion, promotes 
the secretion of nature’s digestive fluids and will therefore help 
the alimentary tract to become normal. 

In wasting diseases or emaciation, used alone, or in combina¬ 
tion with other indicated remedies, it will encourage metabolism, 
restore appetite, invigorate the virile powers and act as a re¬ 
builder. 

When the functions of digestion are below par, and particu¬ 
larly when the patient cannot tolerate reconstructives, gingseng 
is a most valuable remedy. The powdered root may be used in 
doses of from 10 to 60 grains or a proprietary preparation known 
as seng may be obtained of druggists. 


AUSTRALIAN REMEDY FOR MALIGNANT ULCERS AND 
CANCEROUS SORES. 

Apply hot tea made from water pepper for five minutes, then 
apply genuine Australian oil of eucalyptus (other kinds are 
useless) and brush over with collodion. Repeat daily. 

Live on green vegetables, rice, gingerbread, whey and violet 
tea principally. 


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As a general rule, the genuine Australian oil of eucalyptus 
is only carried by the large drug houses in the principal cities. 
It is an excellent bowel antiseptic, used five drops to a quart of 
hot water, as an internal bath or enema and alternated with 
antiseptic soap solution. 


APPENDICITIS. 

If the following treatment is applied in time, it is a positive 
cure for that most serious disease, appendicitis. 

Immediately give a very hot mustard foot bath for ten 
minutes, using plenty of mustard and very hot water. It should 
be given by an attendant, as the patient will not use the water 
hot enough to be effective. It should be tested by placing the 
hand in it first and it must be hot enough to be painful but not 
to scald the skin, and the feet should be put into the water 
gradually to prevent too great a nervous shock. 

Then fill a one-quart flat bottle or whiskey flask with boiling 
hot water by first pouring some of the hot water over the outside 
of the bottle to prevent cracking, and cork it securely. 

Cover the bottle with one, or at most two, thicknesses of towel 
pinned on securely with safety pins, and apply it to the seat of 
the pain, retaining there until it has burned sufficiently to form 
a blister. 

After the blister is well formed, open it carefully with a needle 
that has been passed through a flame to purify it and then dress 
the blister with vaseline. 

A fly blister may be substituted for the hot water bottle but 
is not quite so effective. 

Dr. David Paulson, a prominent physician, says that if 
persons, when threatened with appendicitis, would refuse all 
food for a few days, ninety-nine cases out of a hundred would 
get well without a surgical operation. 

The appendix is a gland which secretes a mucous to lubricate 
the lower bowel and is a necessary organ for health, therefore it 
should not be removed except in extreme cases. 

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EYE TROUBLES. 


The following remedy is a $10.00 prescription of an eye spe¬ 
cialist, for the relief of inflamed eyes: 

Dissolve one teaspoonful of powdered boric acid in two-thirds 
cup of boiling water, then add 15 drops spirits of camphor. 
Strain through clean linen and when cool apply with an eye cup 
for a few minutes, as often as required. 

This is a safe and efficient remedy for simple inflammations, 
but what appears to many to be merely a “cold in the eyes” 
may mean anything from the irritation of a cinder to inflam¬ 
mation from the germs of diphtheria. 

Some nostrums and domestic remedies are harmless, but in 
serious cases they do harm by losing time. Tea leaves, bread 
and milk, raw meat, oysters and other domestic applications 
may be bearers of infection. They are therefore dangerous and 
should not be used. Under no circumstances should poultices 
ever be applied to the eye. 

For eye strain caused by playing wind musical instrument, 
use an eye cup, two or three times a day, containing a weak solu¬ 
tion of sea salt and water. 

Pegenstecher’s ointment is a valuable remedy for chronic 
inflammation of the rims of the lids, exuding a yellowish oily 
fluid which forms scabs and causes them to stick together in 
the morning. 

Directions: At night wash off all scabs thoroughly with a 
solution of 1 oz. of water, and 5 gr. of bicarbonate of soda, then 
apply a piece of this ointment the size of a hemp seed to each 
rim of the lids by means of a finely pointed piece of thin white 
cardboard. 

Pegenstecher’s ointment consists of precipitated yellow 
oxide of mercury, 1 gr.; vaseline, 1 dr.; thoroughly mixed. 
Wash with the bicarbonate solution each night before applying 
and see that the ointment gets well down into the roots of the 
eyelashes, but not into the eye. Continue the treatment for 
some time after apparent cure or it will return. This is a posi¬ 
tive cure for a most obstinate eye trouble. 

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For children’s and infants’ sore eyes, nothing is better than 
bathing them morning and night with an infusion of Roman 
camomile flowers made by pouring cold water on some of the 
flowers in a cup and mashing them to extract the juice. 


CARE OF THE EYES. 

{Published by the New York Association for the Blind.) 

Keep the eyes clean. Wash them with warm water every 
morning; but do not go at once into a cold wind while the eyes 
are warm and moist. If the eyes water or the lids are red or 
full of matter in the morning, consult an oculist. He will give 
either medicine or glasses to help them. 

When you study, sit with your side to the light, allowing it 
to fall over your shoulder on to your book, drawing or music. 
Do most of your close work by daylight. Writing by artificial 
light is less taxing on the eyes than reading. At night a good 
clean oil lamp will give a clear, steady light. The incandescent 
electric light is next best. Gas is the worst—it flickers. .The 
light, if possible, should be on the table. When suspended from 
the ceiling or placed on the wall it is not in the best position for 
reading. The light should be so shaded as to shade the eyes 
while illuminating the page. 

Sit straight—to bend over your work strains the eyes and 
makes them blood-shot. Hold your work a foot away from 
your eyes. If you must hold it nearer or farther away, you 
probably need glasses, at least for study. Do not read or do 
close work in the twilight—it strains the eyes. 

When something falls into your eye, do not rub it, but wash 
it with warm water. After the lids are washed clean take the 
lashes of the upper lid between the forefinger and thumb and 
draw the upper lid out and down over the lower. In this way 
particles lodged on the inner surface of the upper lid may fre¬ 
quently be removed. If the eye still hurts and you feel some¬ 
thing in it, go to an oculist or a dispensary. 

After measles, scarlet fever, croup, chicken-pox or diphtheria, 

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have your eyes examined by an oculist or at an eye dispensary. 
Eye troubles often follow these diseases. 

Do not overwork the eyes. When busy with close work let the 
eye look away now and then to rest itself. Do not keep looking 
when it is unnecessary. 


FIRST AID FOR EYE INJURIES. 

C Published by the New York Association for the Blind.) 

Cinders and other particles can only be removed from the 
eye safely by a physician or an oculist. When they must be 
removed by a layman, cleanliness is absolutely necessary. 
Therefore, pieces of metal in common use or exposed to handling, 
such as pocket-knives, pins or needles, should not be used in 
removing foreign bodies, but (rather) small bits of clean, smooth 
wood, rolls of soft, clean paper, or a blunt toothpick with cotton 
wrapped about the end. 

If particles of steel or iron enter the eye, the person injured 
should be sent immediately to an eye infirmary where an oppor¬ 
tunity is afforded for extracting the particle of steel or iron 
by a large magnet, thus giving the person the best chance of 
recovery. 

When lime or other caustic lodges in the eye, the eyeball 
should be flooded with olive, linseed, or machine oil, to be pre¬ 
ferred in the order named—water should not be used. When 
lime is likely to get into the eyes, olive oil should be kept in 
readiness. 

Oil should be applied freely to all bums to the eye or sur¬ 
rounding parts, and the eye should then be bandaged with a 
clean, dry cloth to exclude the air. When acid strikes the eyes 
it may be washed out by bathing at once and quickly with a 
great deal of water, but if delay occurs, oil should be applied. 

When the eyes are burned by ammonia or other alkali, diluted 
vinegar or a little lemon juice may be used to neutralize the 
action of the ammonia. Water may be used promptly and in 
abundance. 


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When a hot particle lodges in the eye it should be removed 
instantly, if possible; if not, the eyeball should be flooded with 
water or oil at once. 

If proprietors of establishments would see that these and 
similar suggestions were made to their workmen and followed by 
them, a large proportion of blindness, resulting from minor acci¬ 
dents, would be avoided. For other eye remedies, see article on 
“Prevention of Blindness” under “Children’s Remedies.” 


NUTRITIVE REMEDY FOR COUGHS AND COLDS. 

The following is a very effective medicine for the most obsti¬ 
nate coughs. It heals the inflammation and builds up the system 
as well. 

Common tar, 1 tablespoon; honey, 3 tablespoons; yolks of 3 
eggs; wine, 34 pint. Mix thoroughly and bottle. Dose: tea¬ 
spoonful three times daily. This is one of the most reliable 
cough remedies in existence. 

Balsam of Peru is a good cure for obstinate coughs. Dose, 
5 to 15 drops, four times a day, one hour after meals and at bed¬ 
time. The smaller doses may be dropped on loaf sugar, but 
the larger doses are best given diffused in water with sugar and 
yolk of egg, or gum arabic. 

Three to 10 drops of kerosene oil on a lump of sugar every 
four hours, and the oil rubbed in externally on the neck and 
chest is a simple but effective remedy. 

For scrofulous and chronic coughs, tincture of myrrh, 34 to 34 
teaspoonful in 34 °f a glass of water used as a gargle, and a little 
of it swallowed, is especially valuable. 

Beechwood creosote, 1 or 2 drops to 34 glass of water three 
times daily is a great healer for the lungs and air passages. 

For coughs and colds of long standing, the yerba santa is an 
excellent remedy. It is now commonly kept in drug stores. A 
tea is to be made of the leaves, and drunk freely five or six times 
a day. The Spanish people regard this as the king of remedies 
in this disease. Dose is from 15 to 60 drops of fluid extract. 

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The following is a very satisfactory cough remedy: Oil of 
pine needles, 34 oz.; glycerine, 2 oz.; added to 34 pint of 
good whiskey; shake well and take a teaspoonful every four 
hours. 

A cough syrup for bad coughs, which soothes and allays irrita¬ 
tion and is very useful in croup, bronchitis and all affections of 
the lungs and throat, is made as follows: Thoroughwort, 1 oz.; 
slippery elm, 1 oz.; stick licorice, 1 oz.; flax seed, 1 oz.; water, 1 
quart. Simmer, don’t boil, until all strength is extracted; strain 
and add 1 pint of New Orleans molasses and 34 lb. of pure honey. 
Simmer again, stirring to mix thoroughly, and when cold bottle 
and cork well. Dose, 1 teaspoonful to a tablespoonful as required. 

Another reliable syrup is fluid extract of comfry, 1 oz.; fluid 
extract Mexican sage, 34 oz.; fluid extract peruvian bark, 34 
oz.; syrup of wild cherry bark, 6 oz. Mix. Dose, a teaspoonful 
night and morning, or oftener if necessary. 

A simple form of cough cure is syrup of wild cherry containing 
ammonium chloride in the dose of 2J4 grains to each table¬ 
spoon. Shake well before using. Dose, 2 teaspoonfuls to a 
tablespoonful. 

A splendid home remedy which is often sufficient is an infusion 
of hoarhound, slippery elm and catnip, equal parts, with a little 
honey added, or roast a lemon in the oven until it cracks or the 
juice begins to exude and take 34 to 1 tablespoonful of the juice 
before each meal and at night, or oftener if necessary. 

A teaspoonful of essence of peppermint mixed with 2 oz. of 
glycerine and taken in dose of 34 teaspoonful, is another effective 
home remedy. 

The spine should be held erect and the patient remain in the 
open air as much as possible. If the bowels are not perfectly 
free, a cough can seldom be cured quickly. 


LA GRIPPE, INFLUENZA AND CATARRH. 

These affections are contagious and are caused by a germ 
which attacks the sensitive membranes of the air passage, caus¬ 
ing various degrees of inflammation. They have certain periods 

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to run and can rarely ever be safely cured in any shorter time 
than two weeks. The following remedy, however, has produced 
marvelous results in these diseases: 

Peroxide of hydrogen (medicinal) diluted with water and 
taken internally; snuffed up the nose and used as a gargle, will 
kill the germs of the disease and assist in a rapid recovery. It 
should also be sprayed in the nose and throat passages, if con¬ 
venient to do so. 

Eat plenty of green vegetables and easily digestible food, and 
avoid salt, fat or starch foods; also keep the bowels free. 

La grippe begins with chills up and down the spine, headache, 
bones ache and a mean, despondent sort of feeling generally. 
Keep on hand Y 2 oz. each of tincture of gelsemium and the fluid 
extract of boneset. Put Y teaspoonful of each into x /i pint of 
pure water, and take of the mixture 1 teaspoonful every hour 
till fully relieved. As a general thing, in six, eight or ten hours 
you will be cured, but it is best to take a rest of three days or 
more, lest a little overdoing will bring a relapse which will re¬ 
quire three times as much medication to overcome. 

Yerba rheuma, a remedy from the Pacific coast, is excellent 
for catarrh. 

A Canadian catarrh cure composed of carbolic acid, 10 to 20 
drops; olive oil, 1 to 2 oz., is very effective also. Spray the nose 
and throat thoroughly four times daily, using an atomizer. 

CHINESE PAIN PAINT. 

An instantaneous pain-ease for external use only. Chinese 
pain paint is simply crude oil of peppermint, but for all ordinary 
purposes this is unnecessarily strong. Paint it on with a small 
brush but do not use it near the eyes. 

Another good pain-ease is composed of oil of peppermint, 3 
parts; chloroform, 1 part. Mix and paint it on. A milder 
application is oil of peppermint, 1 oz.; extract of witch hazel, 
2 or 3 oz. Mix well and rub into the affected parts. 

Use no preparation containing oil of peppermint near the 
eyes. 


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BRAZILIAN REMEDY FOR BILIOUS HEADACHE. 


That most obstinate and distressing ailment, bilious sick 
headache, was formerly considered almost incurable. The only 
remedy which seemed to have any effect in such cases was 
calomel, but the following drug, brought to the attention of 
the public by Dr. Gavrelle, at one time a physician to 
Dom Pedro of Brazil, is almost a specific for any case of sick 
headache: 

Guarana, either 20 to 60 grains of the powder or 20 to 30 drops 
of the fluid extract, taken every hour until three or four doses are 
taken, after which take it once a day. 

A cup or two of strong coffee without sugar or cream is often 
effective in this complaint. 


DIARRHCEA AND DYSENTERY. 

The following remedy is used by the natives of Central 
America: 

Spermacetti, taken in 2 or 3 grain doses night and morning. 

Rest perfectly quiet in bed and eat very little of anything 
until the severe symptoms are checked. Fruit of all kinds is 
especially prohibited. In exhausting attacks take no food but 
the white of one egg every hour. This has cured dysentery 
without any medicine. 

Another excellent remedy held in high repute in Germany and 
specially suitable for infants, which may be used separately or 
in conjunction with the above, is (for adults) 20 to 40 grain 
doses of subnitrate of bismuth taken in a little water every five 
or six hours until relieved. For bottle infants, put as much as 
will lay on a silver dime in their bottle at each feeding and repeat 
seven or eight feedings or until the attack is checked. Feed no 
patent foods and scald the milk as soon as it is received by 
placing in a pan on the stove and let it remain only until a skin 
has formed on top with a little steam arising. Don’t let it boil; 
remove it at once and cool quickly. This is the very best way 
to prepare milk for infants, sick or well. 

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If the attack is serious, physic well with castor oil and stop 
all milk, and feed instead well cooked rice water made from 
unpolished rice and add two teaspoonfuls of well beaten fresh 
white of egg to each bottle of rice water and continue with this 
until the child is well on the road to recovery. 

For nursing infants, mix the same size dose of bismuth sub¬ 
nitrate with a little water in a spoon and drop it slowly in the 
side of the mouth with the child’s head turned to one side, so 
as not to strangle, occasionally giving it the breast during the 
operation so that it will swallow the powder with the milk. 

Subnitrate of bismuth turns the stools black, which effect 
will disappear after the remedy is stopped. If taken in time, as 
soon as diarrhoea sets in or as soon as the stools show the slight¬ 
est green color, this bismuth remedy is absolutely infallible. 

If the disease has run to the stage of exhaustion and inability 
of the stomach to retain food, the bowels should be washed out 
with a solution of tannin and water and the patient’s strength 
maintained by rubbing the whole body over first with well 
cooked barley gruel, then with olive oil, alternating every fifteen 
minutes, rubbing both in well until completely absorbed. 

A large dose of castor oil will nearly always check a simple 
case of diarrhoea, by removing the poisonous and irritating 
matter which is the cause. 

Essence of peppermint is a sure and simple remedy for 
diarrhoea in some cases. As soon as the attack comes on, drop 
15 drops of essence of peppermint in a teacupful of hot water 
and sip with a spoon as hot as can be borne. Repeat the dose 
every three hours until cured. 

In the East Indies warm milk is used for diarrhoea. One pint 
of warm fresh sweet milk every four hours will often check the 
most violent diarrhoea or dysentery. 

The strawberry plant is said to be an infallible cure for 
summer complaint in children. Make a tea of the leaves in 
summer or the roots in winter and drink freely. 

Often the peel of half an orange or lemon chewed up and 
swallowed will work like magic. 

For cramps of the stomach and bowels without inflammation 

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a few drops of oil of cajaput is esteemed a panacea by the East 
Indians and taken in 15 grains to 1 drachm doses, it is effective 
in collapsed state of cholera. 

The National Geographical Society recommends fluid extract 
of cascara sagrada as a bowel regulator, preventative and 
specific for bowel complaint in hot countries. All of their mem¬ 
bers who go on exploring expeditions in hot countries are ad¬ 
vised to take a dose of it every day or so as a preventative, and 
to not take cold baths or become exposed to the chill of night in 
high altitudes. 

One of the greatest health preservers in hot weather and 
especially effective against all bowel complaints is a snug-fitting 
knit woolen abdominal band to be worn continuously. They 
are being used extensively by physicians and their families in 
southern countries and may be purchased almost anywhere. 
Contrary to the ordinary expectation, this additional thickness 
across the bowels and kidneys does not make one feel warmer 
in hot weather, but cooler and more comfortable. See also 
“French Restorative Treatment.” 


JAPANESE ARMY FOOT POWDER. 

The foot-ease powder used by the Japanese army consists of 
salicylic acid, 3 dr.; starch, 10 dr.; powdered talcum, 87 dr. 
Shake a little into each stocking. 

Another good powder to relieve tired, tender and perspiring 
feet is composed of French chalk, 40 parts; subnitrate of bis¬ 
muth, 45 parts; salicylate of sodium, 2 parts; powdered soap¬ 
stone, 13 parts; tannin, 5 parts. Mix well and dust a little into 
the stockings daily. Bathe the feet every morning and evening 
and after drying rub with alcohol. 

Plain alum water hardens tender feet. 

A little powdered hemlock bark shaken in the shoes or bath¬ 
ing the feet with water to which has been added a little aqua 
ammonia or permanganate of potassium, will relieve foul odors 
and perspiration, but means to build up the general health 

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must be relied upon for a cure, as foul odors are a sign of lowered 
vitality and imperfect elimination of waste products. 

CORNS, CALLOUSES AND INGROWN NAILS. 

A “guaranteed three-day cure for corns” is as follows: Bind 
a piece of absorbent cotton on the com and moisten three times 
daily with spirits of turpentine. The originator of this remedy 
offered to pay $10.00 for every case where it was unsuccessful, if 
directions were faithfully followed. 

A “painless com extractor” is composed of salicylic acid, 20 
gr.; tincture cannabis indica, 1 dr.; chloride of zinc, 10 gr.; 
contractile collodion, 1 oz. Mix. The salicylic acid softens 
the layers; the cannabis indica dulls the nerves of the upgrowing 
skin; the chloride of zinc prevents infection by germs, and the 
collodion binds them all together. Wash and soak the feet well 
night and morning and apply the fluid with a small bmsh for 
several days, each time removing as much of the dead com as 
possible with a silver knife. Paint the liquid only on the com, 
not the surrounding skin, and when the com has been all re¬ 
moved cover the spot with a piece of surgeon’s plaster cut to fit, 
which will prevent its return. 

The following makes an excellent com solvent: Liquid ter- 
chloride of antimony and tincture of iodine, of each, 34 oz.; 
protoiodide of iron, 7 gr. Mix and keep in well-stoppered vial. 
Apply with care and only on the com, not on the surrounding 
skin. Two applications will cure ordinary cases. 

In some cases corns may be cured by placing a piece of com¬ 
mon washing soda upon the com and tying a piece of cloth over 
it to keep it on. Do this every night for a week, or bind on a 
piece of lemon, pulp side to the com, and leave it on over night, 
or saturate a piece of cotton with kerosene oil; bind it on the 
corn; keep it wet with oil as much of the time as possible for a 
few days and the corn will disappear. 

Painful corns and bunions are quickly relieved by soaking in a 
hot solution of sea salt or common salt and water until thor¬ 
oughly softened, then trim the hard skin and apply a piece of 
surgeon’s plaster. 


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Callouses on the bottom of the feet may be softened and 
rendered painless by applying and wearing a piece of surgeon’s 
plaster just large enough to cover and extend a little beyond 
the edges of the callous spot. 

Ingrown nails are caused by ill-fitting shoes. If proud flesh 
has set in, it should be removed by a skillful chiropodist. Fresh 
mutton tallow heated quite hot in a spoon and dropped on the 
painful part every night will give instant relief and if continued 
a few times a permanent cure will result. 


LIQUOR HABIT CURES. 

A person afflicted with this disease can easily supply himself 
with the remedies used at nearly all the inebriate asylums and be 
his own physician at his own home, without the necessary ex¬ 
pense and publicity of visiting any reformatory institution. 
His laboratory need contain only a small quantity of cayenne 
pepper, a pot of concentrated extract of beef, and a few grains of 
bromide of potassium. When the desire for alcoholic drink 
recurs, make a tea from the cayenne pepper, as strong as can be 
taken with any degree of comfort, sweeten it with milk and 
sugar, and drink. This tea will supply the same place a glass of 
liquor would fill, and will leave no injurious effect behind. 
Repeated daily as often as the appetite returns, it will be but a 
few days before the sufferer will have become disgusted with the 
taste of the pepper, and with the appearance of this disgust dis¬ 
appears the love of liquor. The fact is proven every day. The 
extract of beef is to be made into beef tea, according to the direc¬ 
tions on the pot, in quantities as may be needed for the time 
being, and furnishes a cheap, easily digested and healthy nutri¬ 
ment, it being made to “stay on the stomach” when heavier 
articles of food would be rejected. The bromide of potassium 
is to be used carefully and only in case of extreme nervousness, 
the dose being from 15 to 20 grains, dissolved in water. 

This is a public exhibit of the method of treatment adopted 
at the inebriate asylums. In addition thereto, the drinking man 
should surround himself with influences which tend to make him 

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forget the degrading associations of the barroom and lift him 
upward. He should endeavor, so far as his business will permit, 
to sleep, bathe and eat regularly, and obey the laws of health. 
By the adoption of this course, energetically and sincerely, no 
man who has the will to reform can fail to do so. Hundreds and 
thousands can attest the truth of these statements. 

“A home secret cure for the liquor habit” is composed of the 
following: Powdered bayberry-root bark, 8 oz.; powdered 
ginger, 4 oz.; powdered capsicum, oz. Mix well and divide 
into powders containing 15 grains each. Directions: To admin¬ 
ister without the knowledge of the patient—one powder in a cup 
of hot tea, coffee, or hot water, should be given at each meal. This 
is a reliable remedy for this habit and will cure nearly every case. 

Another formula for the cure of drunkenness is sulphate of 
iron, 5 gr.; magnesia, 10 gr.; peppermint water, 11 dr.; spirits 
of nutmeg, 1 dr. Divide into three portions and take one after 
each meal. This preparation acts as a tonic and stimulant, and 
so partially supplies the place of the accustomed liquor and pre¬ 
vents that absolute physical and mental prostration which 
follows a sudden breaking off from the use of stimulating drinks. 

In addition to any of the above remedies gold and sodium 
chloride should be given in ascending doses of from one-twelfth 
to grain to tone up the nervous system and improve nutrition. 

Another secret cure formula is as follows: Meconate of soda, 
10 gr.; sulphate of potash, 10 gr.; sugar of milk, 80 gr. Tritu¬ 
rate the meconate and sulphate in a mortar with 10 grains of 
the sugar of milk, and when thoroughly mixed add another 10 
grains of the sugar of milk and triturate again until mixed; 
proceed thus until all of the sugar of milk has been added. 

Divide into ten equal parts. If the patient is willing to take 
the cure, give one powder in a little water three times a day. 
If not, add one powder to any liquid or food which will disguise 
it. The effect of this remedy is to cause a repugnance for 
liquor. After taking four or five doses, the patient will begin 
to perspire freely and a strong odor of liquor will be noticeable. 
On this account he will imagine himself to be ill. In a few days, 
however, appetite and sound sleep will return and he will be 
himself again. 


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HEALTH TEA FOR COLDS, DYSPEPSIA AND THE 
LIQUOR HABIT. 


Bayberry bark, 1 lb.; hemlock bark, y lb.; ginger root, V 2 
lb.; cayenne pepper, 1 oz.; cloves, 1 oz.; all finely powdered 
and mixed thoroughly. Dose, add y 2 teaspoonful and a tea¬ 
spoonful of sugar to y 2 cup of boiling water, then fill up the cup 
with milk or water. 

A few doses taken at night before retiring and a very hot foot 
bath, will cure a bad cold or throw it off when it first begins. 
It is a splendid remedy for dyspepsia caused by overeating of 
rich foods and taken two or three times daily, or whenever the 
craving for liquor occurs, it will supply the stimulant action and 
cure the liquor habit. 


TOBACCO HABIT CURE. 

By weight, gentian root, 4 parts; ginseng root, 2 parts; lico¬ 
rice root, 1 part; seneca snake root, 1 part. Cut fine, mix, and 
smoke or chew when the desire for tobacco is experienced. It 
immediately allays the desire and cures in a short time. 

In addition, gold and sodium chloride should be given in 
ascending doses of from T V to y grain to tone up the nervous 
system and improve nutrition. 

Valerian is used as a remedy for abnormal action of the heart 
caused by the use of tobacco, known as “tobacco heart. ” 

Another formula known as “anti-tobac” is as follows: Gold 
and sodium chloride, 1 gr.; nitro-glycerine, y grain; quassia, 
iy gr*; oleoresin of capsicum, 6 gr.; tincture of digitalis, 40 
drops. Mix thoroughly and make into twenty tablets. 


DRUGLESS CURE FOR INSOMNIA. 

This is a positive and never-failing method. Upon retiring, 
sip a pint, or as much more as you can, of fresh sweet milk, 
heated as hot as can be taken (don’t boil it), and lay a cloth 

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wrung out of cold water across the eyes and forehead. Hot 
milk, a quart or more taken at one time, is used in asylums to 
put to sleep the most violently insane patients. 


NERVOUS SPELLS. 

Nervous spells arise from a multitude of causes and generally 
call for rest, nourishment or change in methods of living. The 
following remedy will calm the nerves and bring relief quickly 
but must not be used continuously nor relied upon for perma¬ 
nent cure: Bromide of potassium, V/i oz.; bromide of sodium, 
V /2 oz.; bromide of calcium, 1 oz.; water, 1 pint. Mix. Adult 
dose, 1 teaspoonful as required. 

A good nerve powder for relief of nervousness which will 
strengthen and tranquillize the most irritable nerves without 
deadening their sensibility or debilitating them is made as 
follows: Scullcap, 1 oz.; valerian, 1 oz.; catnip, loz.; cayenne, 
1 dr.; coriander seeds, oz.; all in fine powder. Mix well and 
use H to 1 teaspoonful to a cup of boiling water, adding sugar 
and milk to taste. 

Sanatogen, a food tonic, is a harmless and effective remedy for 
nervous troubles. See also ‘ ‘Drugless Cure for Insomnia’’ above. 


REST CURE FOR NERVOUS EXHAUSTION. 

Dr. Silas Weir Mitchell, a distinguished physician and novelist 
of Philadelphia, introduced this method of treatment as a 
remedy for overwork, nervous exhaustion and other ills brought 
on by the strenuous life, led by so many of the business and 
professional people of the present day. 

The treatment consists of a complete withdrawal from the 
world. 

The patient must rest perfectly quiet in bed for from one to 
two weeks without writing, reading or any other form of men¬ 
tal recreation, or physical exercise, and must not have any 
callers. 


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Light but nourishing, appetizing, and easily digestible food 
must be taken frequently, say about every two or three hours 
during the day, and a thorough course of massage given in place 
of the accustomed exercise, to keep the blood in circulation, 
promote the appetite, induce sound sleep, and counteract any 
tendency to constipation. 

This treatment has produced wonderful results, but all 
depends upon the faithful manner in which it is carried out to 
the last, no matter how irksome it may be. 


BLOOD PURIFIER FOR CHRONIC DISEASES. 

The following alterative and blood tonic bitters for the worst 
chronic diseases is better than any of the patent medicines or 
sarsaparillas sold for that purpose. 

Honduras sarsaparilla, 12 oz.; guaiacum shavings, 6 oz.; 
wintergreen leaf, 4 oz.; sassafras root bark, 4 oz.; sweet elder 
flowers and root, 4 oz.; yellow dock root, 3 oz.; burdock root, 
4oz.; dandelion root, 6 oz.; bitter-sweet root, 2 oz.; poke root, 
4 oz.; mandrake root, 4 oz.; blue flag root, 4 oz.; caraway 
seeds, 3 oz.; alcohol, 1 quart. Bruise all and add water to well 
cover same; set in a moderately warm place for three or four 
days, then pour off one quart of tincture; add more water and 
boil to obtain the strength, pour off and add more water and boil 
again, then boil the two waters down to one quart, strain and 
add the quart of tincture and 2% lbs. of crushed or coffee sugar 
and simmer to form a syrup. Dose, a teaspoonful to a table¬ 
spoonful daily according to action on the bowels, continued for 
months in chronic cases. 

Red clover blossoms, which have long been used in Germany 
as a home remedy for canker, scrofula, pimples, humors and 
cancerous conditions of the blood, are now recognized by the 
highest medical authorities as one of the most efficient altera¬ 
tives. Steep a teacup or handful of the dried blossoms in 
1 pint of boiling water and take a wineglassful three times a day. 
Keep in a cool place and prepare it fresh every couple of days 
or so. 


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The following remedy, known as “ Infusion of Guaiacum 
Compound, ” is valuable in scrofula, rheumatism and eruptions: 
Guaiacum shavings, ^2 lb.; bruised licorice root, 1 oz.; sassa¬ 
fras, Y 2 oz.; coriander seeds, 3 dr.; lime water, 3 quarts. Infuse 
two days and strain. Dose, 3 to 4 oz. twice or three times daily. 

In chronic diseases, rebuilding medicines should be taken for 
a day or two and then omitted for an equal period to allow for 
reaction. If administered continuously, the greatest beneficial 
effects of a remedy are not obtained. 


CHILLS AND FEVER. 

The swamp dwellers around New Orleans, La., prevent and 
cure chills and fever by taking, immediately at the first sign of 
an attack, a cup of strong black coffee without sugar or cream, 
to which has been added the juice of one-half to one lemon, 
according to its size. 


YOGI HERB TEA. 

This is a valuable alterative tonic to ward off disease. Mix 
five cents’ worth each of nettle root, wormwood, dock root and 
sassafras bark, put in 2 gallons of water and boil 30 minutes. 
Cool, strain and pour into green-colored glass bottles and expose 
to sunshine for at least three hours. Drink a wineglassful upon 
arising and retiring. 


TAPE WORM REMEDY. 

Take all in one dose, 34 oz. shelled pumpkin seeds mixed with 
34 dr. powdered Ceylon cinnamon bark in the morning on 
empty stomach (having omitted supper and breakfast). One 
hour after taking dose, take 1 dr. of oil of male fern in 34 oz. of 
mucilage of gum arabic. One-half hour after, take another dose 
of 34 oz. of shelled pumpkin seeds as above. Then in half an 
hour take 1 oz. of castor oil. 


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GERMAN CHILBLAIN REMEDY. 


In Germany the following is considered an infallible and per¬ 
manent cure for chronic chilblains. Soak the feet in a strong 
solution of sal ammoniac and water. 

In some cases, concentrated solution of chloride of iron will 
cure in one day and this is good for frost bites also. 

A fresh solution of 30 gr. of permanganate of potash in 1 oz. 
of water (mix it fresh each time, as it won’t keep), or peroxide 
of hydrogen, or a 5 per cent solution of carbolic acid in water, 
also a solution of aqua ammonia and water, are all highly recom¬ 
mended. 

The best homemade stimulating chilblain liniment is made of 
vinegar, 1 oz.; turpentine, 3^ oz.; and 1 egg. Shake well. This 
may be made stronger by adding a teaspoonful of aqua ammonia. 

As chilblains are largely due to a condition of the blood, the 
following internal remedy used in England is often necessary: 
Lactate of lime, 20 gr.; mucilage of tragacanth, x /i dr.; syrup 
of lemons, dr.; syrup of orange, 20 drops; and chloroform 
water, 1 oz. This is the dose for adults. 

After all signs of chilblains are gone take compound syrup of 
phosphate of iron, also small doses of cod liver oil or olive oil. 


SUNBURN AND BURNS. 

The following is a very extraordinary remedy which will cure 
severe cases of sunburn in twenty-four hours’ time, and if applied 
soon enough it will absolutely prevent blistering. Phillips’ milk 
of magnesia, which may be obtained of any druggist, is un¬ 
equalled for removing the fire from bums. Apply freely to the 
burned surface and in severe cases, soft linen cloths kept mois¬ 
tened with it and changed as often as they become dry will take 
out the inflammation and soreness in a very short time. 

To prevent sunburn, mb the exposed surface of the skin either 
with cocoanut oil or a thin solution of clay and water. 

Dr. Plantier of Paris states that yeast, either dry as sold in 
stores, or fluid as it comes from the breweries, is a remarkable 

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remedy for bums. It should be diluted with boiled, lukewarm 
water and applied as soon as possible after the accident. 

Linseed oil and lime water, equal parts, is the standard remedy 
used for severe bums by those who tend blast furnaces. 

Mucilage of slippery elm bark or olive oil applied freely, also 
kerosene oil, new milk and the scraped inside of a white potato 
are all handy and excellent home applications for bums. 


IRON NAIL TONIC. 

For conditions of bloodlessness where iron is indicated: One 
dozen 2-inch iron nails; 1 tablespoon extract aloes hepatica in 
large bottle, add 2 quarts of cider; cork tight and shake every 
day for one month, strain off clear and take teaspoonful to a 
tablespoonful morning and night. 

One-half ounce of sulphate of manganese and 1 pint of water, 
taken in teaspoonful doses three times a day, used in place of 
iron or with iron, is a very effective blood maker and purifier. 

Blood making pills: Manganese sulphate, 10 gr.; pure sul¬ 
phate of iron, 20 gr.; powdered myrrh, Y 2 dr.; extract gentian, 
1 dr.; powdered ginger, 1 dr. Make 20 pills. 

Iron is not the only remedy which is useful in thin blood. 
Salt, sulphur, lime, and potassium, any one or all of them may be 
the necessary elements which are lacking. 

Medicines containing iron are very destructive to the teeth. 
Fluid iron remedies should be taken through a glass tube, and 
pills should be swallowed without chewing them, rinsing the 
mouth thoroughly afterwards. 


CELEBRATED EUROPEAN MINERAL WATERS. 

It is not necessary to spend the money and time for a trip to 
Europe to obtain most of the benefits of noted cures of Europe. 
All of these waters have been analyzed and may be artificially 
prepared at home. The artificial waters, of course, are not as 

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thoroughly satisfactory as the natural waters, but produce very 
near the same effect. 

Carlsbad salt is composed of sodium chloride, 1 oz.; sodium bi¬ 
carbonate, 2 oz.; sodium sulphate, 4 oz. Two teaspoonfuls to be 
taken in a tumbler of water on waking. The effect is increased if 
the water is hot, even so hot that it can only be sipped. 

Effervescing Carlsbad salt is made by adding sodium bicar¬ 
bonate, 4 oz.; tartaric acid, 3oz. to the above. A pleasanter 
way to make this effervesce is by putting 4 teaspoonfuls of the 
still salt in a pint seltzogene or sparklet. When taken regularly 
every morning the dose is half a teaspoonful in a tumbler of 
water. Artificial Carlsbad salt, containing sodium sulphate and 
sodium bicarbonate, acts on the liver. It is much used in the 
East; in Japan the official preparation contains potassium sul¬ 
phate. In English the prescription reads as follows: 

Potassium sulphate, 2 parts; sodium chloride, 18 parts; 
sodium bicarbonate, 36 parts; sodium sulphate, 44 parts. 

Harrogate Salts. Acid potassium, 3 dr.; sulphurated potash, 
}/2 oz.; magnesium sulphate, % lb. One teaspoonful of this 
sulphur preparation taken every morning is better than many 
natural sulphur waters from which the sulphur is lost before the 
water is drunk. If it is found to be too strong a dose, two ounces 
should be put in a quart bottle of water, and a wineglassful taken 
in the morning. 

Chalybeate waters owe their efficacy to their contained iron, 
which renders them useful for anaemia. 

Harrogate Chalybeate Salts. Iron Sulphate, 1 gr.; sodium 
chloride, 20 gr.; sodium sulphate, 8 dr.; magnesium sulphate, 
132 gr. A teaspoonful is taken in half a tumbler of water twice 
a day, one hour before meals. 

Hunyadi Water. Iron sulphate, Yi g r d sodium chloride, 
20 gr.; magnesium sulphate, 40 gr.; sodium bicarbonate, 1}^ 
dr.; sodium sulphate, 5 dr. To be taken the same as Harro¬ 
gate Chalybeate Salts. 

Vichy Chalybeate. Sodium bicarbonate, 1 dr.; sodium 
chloride, 2 gr.; sodium sulphate, 8 gr.; magnesium sulphate, 

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3 gr.; Iron sulphate, Yi gr. This is sufficient for a pint sparklet, 
and a wineglassful is taken twice a day, one hour before 
meals. 

A chalybeate water possessing equal tonic powers to natural 
water, is composed of protosulphate of iron, 3 gr.; bicarbonate 
of potash, 61 gr.; cold rain water, 1 qt. Mix and agitate in a 
corked bottle. It is rendered more pleasant by carbonating. 

Hunyadi-Janos Water. Magnesium sulphate, 2^ dr.; 
sodium sulphate, 2^ dr.; sodium chloride, 12j/£ gr.; sodium 
bicarbonate, TY gr. To be put in a pint sparklet, and a wine- 
glassful taken before breakfast, the same as 

Marienbad Water. Sodium carbonate, 40 gr.; sodium 
sulphate, 95 gr.; magnesium sulphate, 8 gr.; sodium chloride, 
15 gr.; calcium chloride, 10 gr. 

An easily made morning draft consists of: Magnesium 
sulphate, 1 dr.; sodium sulphate, 1 dr.; syrup of ginger, 2 
dr.; cinnamon water, lJ/£ oz. 

Another. One-quarter of an ounce of sodium phosphate 
taken first thing in the morning in half a tumbler of water, 
so hot that it can only be sipped slowly. If taken in a tum¬ 
blerful of cold milk it combines the tonic effect of both phos¬ 
phorus and milk. Sodium phosphate has the advantage of 
being almost tasteless and is specially valuable in hot weather. 


Children’s and Infants’ Remedies 


These remedies have been known to cure after all other 
medical measures had been of no avail, but in all serious ail¬ 
ments, a physician should be consulted promptly. 

For summer complaint and cholera infantum, see the bis¬ 
muth remedy under head of “Diarrhoea and Dysentery” in 
adults department, also “French Restorative Treatment.” 

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WATER FOR BABIES. 


Babies need water, and frequently they are ill, feverish and 
fretful because people don’t know enough to give it to them. 
Because milk is a liquid, many parents get the mistaken notion 
that nothing else is necessary in the way of fluids. This is 
quite wrong. A drink of water several times a day should 
be given to every baby. Even a cloth dipped in clear water 
and given to the baby to suck, is better than nothing. Milk 
forms curd in the stomach—practically a solid mass—and a 
little water helps the baby’s digestion and its kidneys and 
acts beneficially in many other ways. 


CRUSHED BANANA FOR BABIES. 

The British Medical Association, one of the highest med¬ 
ical authorities in the world, recommends mashed banana 
added to milk mixtures as the ideal baby food. The banana 
must be thoroughly ripe, without any green showing at the 
end of the skin. It is nourishing, easily digested and holds 
the particles of casein of milk in solution thus preventing 
the formation in the stomach of lumpy curds which make 
the digestion of cow’s milk painful and difficult. 

Professor Kohn, of Lausanne, the world’s greatest authority 
on diseases of children, asserts that the evil effects of a cooked 
or sterilized milk dietary upon children may be entirely obvi¬ 
ated by giving the child daily some fresh fruit juice such as 
the juice of an orange or a lemon in water without sugar. 


CARROTS A CURE-ALL FOR BABIES. 

One would scarcely think of feeding ill babies on carrots, 
yet this is precisely what has been done with great success 
by an Italian physician, Dr. Moro, who finds that this vege¬ 
table acts as an intestinal antiseptic. In all of forty-eight 
cases of digestive disturbances treated with a carrot pur£e, 
excellent results are reported. The soup is not only antiseptic 

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but nourishing. There appears to be no good reason why the 
carrot should not have the same effect upon adult as upon 
infant digestion, and lovers of the peculiar flavor of this humble 
vegetable may consider that their preferences are now amply 
justified. 


OIL BATHS FOR DELICATE CHILDREN. 

A delicate child which seems insufficiently nourished will 
thrive better if olive oil or cocoanut oil is used in place of 
water for bathing. This not only affords cleanliness but 
nourishment at the same time and does not draw off the vital 
force as does water. It is only necessary to use a little oil. 
Rub it all over the body thoroughly and then remove the 
surplus with a soft, dry cloth. The oil rub is extensively used 
in many countries for the purpose of keeping children hardy 
and well. 


REMEDY FOR COLIC. 

The following is Dr. H. B. Storer’s remedy for all pain in 
stomach and bowels and spasms. 

Cramp bark, 6 oz.; wild yam, 6 oz.; scullcap, 3 oz.; wild 
ginger, 1 oz.; cloves, 1 oz.; capsicum, oz. Add one gallon 
60 per cent alcohol and one pint of water. Shake every day 
for a week or two, then strain off and bottle for use. Dose, 
from one-half to a teaspoonful in hot water with sugar, as 
often as required. 

A drop or two of essence of peppermint on sugar is also effec¬ 
tive for colic, in some cases. 


PRICKLY HEAT, CHAFING AND ITCHING. 

For simple eruptions and skin troubles, nothing is supe¬ 
rior to baking soda solution prepared as follows: Pour a little 
boiling water on some cooking soda and when it has all ceased 
foaming, cool and apply liberally to the skin and let it dry on 

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This will kill oak or ivy poisoning, if applied freely and often, 
as soon as the itching begins. 

For obstinate chafing the following powder is excellent: 
Scorched flour, 1 oz.; powdered hydrastis, 1 dr. Mix well 
and dust on with a powder bag after washing. 


PRUNE LAXATIVE. 

Those who eat and live correctly need no laxative. But 
we have not yet reached that stage of civilization where people 
will all behave themselves. Hence laxatives. 

An old-fashioned, safe, sweet tasting laxative can be made 
by any housewife by stewing some prunes together with the 
leaves of senna—two good-sized senna leaves to each prune. 
When the leaves are broken the amount of senna can be esti¬ 
mated by a little judgment. Stew slowly a long time. Sweeten 
to suit the taste. Small children take it so readily that care 
should be taken to prevent them eating too much. One prune 
with a little juice is enough. This is just as good as any adver¬ 
tised laxative on the market. 

Fresh liquid citrate of magnesia is one of the best and most 
satisfactory laxatives for both children and adults. A part 
of a bottle every Sunday morning and ordinary care in diet 
will keep the little one in good habit all the week. 

Giving a child a full sponge bath for five minutes in a warm 
solution of seasalt and water and drying with a towel without 
rinsing off the salt is a simple and harmless method of moving 
the bowels. 

A laxative for chronic constipation is composed of aromatic 
fluid extract of cascara, 1 oz.; fluid extract of licorice, 1 oz. 
Dose, one-quarter to one teaspoonful at bedtime. 


MOLASSES AS A REMEDY FOR COLDS. 

Just old-fashioned, black molasses. New Orleans molasses, 
sometimes called treacle. That is the kind you want to get. 

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Not white syrup or clear amber molasses, but dark molasses, 
the darker the better, is a fine remedy for colds. Take a tea¬ 
cupful of black molasses, a teacupful of New England rum and 
a teacupful of water that has been boiled. Put them together 
in a bottle, shake it up, set it away in a cool place. It will 
keep indefinitely. For that cold and rasping cough take a 
tablespoonful of this mixture before each meal and at bed¬ 
time. If you wake up in the night with a coughing spell take 
another spoonful of it. If you have a violent cold with running 
nose and sore throat, take a little bottle of this stuff with you, 
take a small swallow of it, say a teaspoonful, every hour or 
oftener during the day. This mixture is a mild expectorant, 
a gentle laxative and a slight stimulant. Better than drugs, 
can’t do any harm. 


A GOOD COUGH REMEDY. 

A prominent physician who has for many years been very 
successful in treating diseases of children has prescribed for 
years the following, with beneficial results: For that tickling 
cough which usually follows measles, and for a palliative in 
whooping cough: 

Compound syrup of licorice, 2 oz.; syrup of wild cherry, 
1 oz.; syrup of ipecac, 1 dr.; syrup of tolu, 1 oz. For in¬ 
fants, 20 to 30 drops three or four times a day. For children 
from five to ten years old, one teaspoonful three or four times 
a day. 

A splendid children’s remedy for simple coughs is an infusion 
of equal parts of hoarhound, slippery elm bark, and catnip, 
all cut fine, with a little honey added. 

Another quick and simple relief for children’s coughs is a 
mixture of 1 part of sugar to 2 or 3 parts of vaseline. For a 
child one year old give one-quarter teaspoonful of the mixture 
as often as required. 

A good cough syrup is a handy thing to have in every family. 
The following formula has been used since 1869, giving uni¬ 
versal satisfaction. Take fluid extract pleurisy root, 1 oz.; 

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tincture lobelia, 1 oz.; glycerine, 1 oz.; paregoric, 1 oz. Mix. 
Take half a teaspoonful when the cough is troublesome. 

See also “Nutritive Cough Cure” in adults department. 

CROUP. 

The French remedy for croup is onions and it is very effective. 
Cut them into thin slices and sprinkle each slice with a layer 
of sugar. This will yield a syrup which should be given in 
teaspoonful doses every fifteen minutes until relieved. 

An old home remedy and one which is very reliable is pow¬ 
dered alum, J^tol teaspoonful; molasses, 1 tablespoonful. Mix 
and give it all at once to a child. Reduce the dose for an infant. 

Kerosene oil used a drop or two on sugar internally and 
rubbed on externally will cure the most obstinate cases of 
croup. 

Giving small doses of ipecac until the child vomits will 
relieve the stomach of accumulated phlegm and hasten re¬ 
covery. See also “Cough Cures” in this department and 
“Nutritive Cough Cure” in adults department. 


DIPHTHERIA. 

A celebrated Australian remedy published by the govern¬ 
ment for the use of the people, is one teaspoonful of diluted 
sulphuric acid to a gill of soft water. Have a druggist pre¬ 
pare it. Dose, a teaspoonful every three hours; in severe 
cases, every hour. For infants use double the amount of 
water and half the dose. 

For malignant or putrid symptoms, a gargle of one tea¬ 
spoonful of chloride of lime to a half pint of water is useful. 

Juice of a fresh, thoroughly ripe pineapple is a very efficient 
remedy. Take a tablespoonful of the juice every two or three 
hours and gargle the throat frequently with some of it. This 
is said to be a cure for the worst cases. 

A solution of tannin used to swab the throat is also a re¬ 
liable remedy. See also kerosene oil and lemon remedies. 

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SCARLET FEVER. 


The Academy of Medicine of Paris publishes this remedy 
as a certain cure for scarlet fever and also for smallpox. 

Sulphate of zinc, 1 gr.; fox-glove (digitalis) 1 gr.; sugar 
Yi teaspoonful. Mix with 2 tablespoonfuls of water, and 
when mixed add 8 tablespoonfuls (4 oz.) more of water. 
Dose, a tablespoonful every hour; for infants reduce the 
dose according to age. This will check the disease in twelve 
hours. 

A solution made of a teaspoonful of cayenne pepper, 2 
teaspoonfuls of salt and a half pint of boiling water, then 
strained and added to a half pint of good pure vinegar is said 
to be a never failing remedy. When cold give a teaspoonful 
every hour, reducing the dose according to age, and frequently 
gargle the throat with this mixture. 

Old uncooked fat bacon applied externally to the neck, 
throat and chest is a simple but remarkable remedy for this 
disease. 


WHOOPING COUGH. 

The seeds of the common sunflower are one of the best 
remedies for whooping cough. Brown the seeds slightly like 
coffee, then grind and steep; when sufficiently steeped, drain 
clear of the dregs and sweeten with rock candy or lump sugar. 
Let the little ones drink freely of it at intervals through the 
day, and especially before retiring at night. In all ordinary 
cases, where children are properly cared for, and are kept in 
in bad weather, no other medicine will be required. It also 
has a loosening effect in a hard, tight cough. The following 
is another good remedy: 

Slice one lemon thin, and add half a pint of flax-seed, 2 oz. 
of pure honey and 1 quart of water; simmer but do not boil 
four hours, cool and strain. If there is less than a pint of the 
liquid add sufficient water to make a pint. Dose, one table¬ 
spoonful, four times a day and in addition, a dose after each 
fit of coughing. 


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A tea made of the tops of red clover is a good remedy as is 
also a strong tea made of chestnut leaves. Sweeten and give 
five or six times a day. 

One or two drops of oil of sassafras is said to be a never 
failing relief for whooping cough. 


WORMS. 

For children from two years upward, the following form¬ 
ula has been used for a number of years, with excellent 
results: 

Spigelia, 240 gr.; manna, 200 gr.; senna, 100 gr.; fennel, 
60 gr. Cut the spigelia into small pieces and mix with the 
other ingredients, and steep for one hour in a pint of boiling 
water. Give a child two years or upwards, half a teacupful, 
warm, morning, noon and night before eating. 

Another remedy is, spearmint, Yi oz.; hot water, 1 pint; 
infuse fifteen minutes and strain. For an adult two table¬ 
spoonfuls; for a child one year old, a teaspoonful three times 
a day will expel long round worms, or 

Give four to ten drops, according to age, of oil of worm seed 
on sugar twice a day for three or four days and follow with a 
large dose of castor oil. 

Pumpkin seeds will cure tapeworm as will also mucilage of 
slippery elm bark. Cut the bark fine, pour boiling water on 
it and let it steep until a thick mucilage forms. Drink several 
cupfuls a day and chew the bark continuously until the long 
thread-like head and neck is expelled. 

For threadworms, an old Italian remedy is: Bruise a piece 
of root of garlic the size of a hulled walnut and add it to half 
a gill of whiskey or brandy. Let it stand covered for twenty- 
four hours and for a child give a teaspoonful three mornings 
in succession. 

Sage tea is a useful home remedy for worms in children. 
See also Tape Worm Remedy in adults department. 

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CRACKED AND SORE NIPPLES. 


A never failing remedy is tincture of myrrh applied every 
hour until relieved. This will heal them in a very short 
time. 

Tincture of myrrh is also useful, taken internally in ten to 
twenty-drop doses with a little water, for ulcerated throat, 
obstinate coughs, and private complaints. 


PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS. 

{Extract from circular of New York State Department of Health, published by 
The Committee on Prevention of Blindness, of the New York Association 
for the Blind.) 

For years there has been a movement in the medical pro¬ 
fession for the prevention of infant ophthalmia (ophthalmia 
neonatorum) or inflammation of eyes of new-born babies. 
That is a disease of the eyes caused by infection at the time 
of, or shortly after, birth, which if neglected results in in¬ 
curable blindness. Of 64,000 blind persons in the United 
States, it is estimated that more than 7,000 are blind from 
this one cause alone. These 7,000 are needlessly blind, for 
there is a very simple medical practice which, if followed at 
the birth of every infant, would prevent approximately all 
infant ophthalmia. It may be prevented almost always by 
proper care, and early and correct treatment. If the eyes 
are healthy, it does no harm, merely producing a slight red¬ 
ness which soon passes away. If they are infected, it almost 
invariably destroys the germs. If precautions are not taken, 
and the disease develops and runs its course unchecked, the 
sight is totally destroyed, often within a fortnight. 


DIRECTIONS TO ALL MOTHERS, MIDWIVES AND 
NURSES. 

Measures to be Taken by the Mother During Pregnancy. 

All women during pregnancy should be instructed as follows: 

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Daily external cleansing should be thoroughly performed 
with soap and water and a clean wash cloth. 

Should the pregnant woman have any irritating discharges, 
or even profuse white discharge, she should be instructed to 
immediately consult her physician or the nearest dispensary. 

Care That Should Be Given to the Child at Birth to Pre¬ 
vent Ophthalmia Neonatorum. Immediately after the de¬ 
livery of the head, before the delivery of the body, the eye¬ 
lids should be carefully cleaned by means of absorbent cot¬ 
ton or a soft linen cloth dipped into warm water that has 
been boiled or boric acid (saturated) solution. A separate 
cloth should be used for each eye, and the lids washed, from 
the nose outward, free from all mucus, blood or meconium. 
All wipes should be burned after using. No opening of the 
lids should be attempted. At this time also the lips and nose 
should be in like manner wiped free of mucus, and the little 
finger, wrapped with a piece of moist linen, should be passed 
into the child’s mouth and any accumulated mucus removed 
by an outward sweep of the finger. 

As soon after birth as possible the eyelids should be again 
wiped clean of mucus, and two drops of a 1 per cent solution 
of nitrate of silver should be dropped into each eye, from the 
end of a smooth, clean, glass rod or piece of clean absorbent 
cotton. One application only of the silver solution should 
be made, and ordinarily no further attention should be given 
the eyes for several hours. Each time that the child is bathed, 
the eyes should be first wiped clean, as above described, with 
the boric acid solution. 

The hands of the person charged with the care of the child 
must be washed with soap and dried with a clean towel before 
the eyes of the child are touched. Everything that is brought 
near the eyes of the child must be, in every instance, abso¬ 
lutely clean. The cotton that is used on the eyes of the child 
must, in every instance, be immediately burned after it is 
used. The water, towels, old linen and the cotton that have 
been used on the mother must, under no circumstances, be 
applied to the child. The air of the bedroom must be kept 

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as pure as possible, and the linen should never be dried in the 
sick room. 

Too much cannot be said relative to the importance of 
thorough work and gentle manipulations in executing the 
details of the prescribed treatment. The medicament should 
actually reach the conjunctiva at each operation. Solutions 
should be lukewarm and either dropped from a blunt dropper 
or applied with absorbent cotton, and the greatest care taken 
that not even the slightest abrasion of the mucous membrane 
or bruising of surrounding tissues result, thus more than defeat¬ 
ing the purpose of the treatment. Infective material, gaining 
entrance through an abrasion of the conjunctiva, may bring 
about the utter destruction of an eye. 

The use of a silver solution in the eyes at birth may give 
a false sense of security, for secondary infections may and 
do occur, with results quite as disastrous as those following 
infection at the time of birth. If the child has been sur¬ 
rounded by infective material during delivery, it follows that 
the bath water in which it is immersed, its clothes, the nurse’s 
hands and apron, and the infant’s own hands and nails may 
be the means of reinfecting its eyes. For this reason, any 
redness or swelling of the eyelids during at least the first two 
weeks of life, or until the lachrymal secretion is established, 
should be regarded as serious. 

Later pus infections are of many kinds, and are mild or 
dangerous, as the pus contains mild or dangerous germs. 
One of the most serious infections is that which results from 
the pus of gonorrhoea. If treated promptly the eye of an 
infant infected with this disease is likely to escape uninjured. 
But in the eye of an adult it is most serious and must have 
both immediate and untiring treatment. 

What Must Be Done When Inflammation of the Eyes 
Appears. When the lids become red and swollen, and are 
gummed along their borders, and when mattery discharge 
is mixed with the tears as the child sleeps or cries, an ocu¬ 
list or a physician should be called immediately, or the child 
taken to the nearest dispensary. Each hour of delay adds 

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to the danger. While waiting bathe the eyes of the child 
every half hour with pledgets of cotton dipped in a solution 
of boric acid. Open the lids and allow the solution, which 
should be warm, to flood the eyes and wash out any matter 
which may have gathered there. 

The danger to the nurse herself in irrigating gonorrhoeal 
eyes is worthy of mention, since the fluid may spurt into her 
own eyes if other than the gentlest stream be used. Large 
protective spectacles are sometimes worn by the nurse to 
avoid this danger. 

The child should not be fondled and nothing which has 
been used about the eyes or face should be used for any other 
purpose. All of those in the home should be warned of the 
danger of catching the disease by getting the matter into their 
own eyes. 

Do not listen to those who say it will amount to nothing, or 
to those who say to bathe the eyes of the child with the moth¬ 
er’s milk (the milk is a means of spreading the germs of this 
disease). Such advice is bad; the delay may result in blind¬ 
ness. See also article on Eye Troubles in adults medical de¬ 
partment. 

For other remedies suitable for children, refer to articles 
on “Garden Vegetables and Herbs,” “Salt Remedies,” 
“Kerosene Oil Remedies,” “Lemon Remedies,” “Nutritive 
Cough Cure,” “Diarrhoea and Dysentery,” “Liniments and 
Salves,” “Special Treatments.” 


MEDICINAL ACTION OF FOODS. 

The biggest part of man is gas—by man we mean his body. 
Reduce a healthy man of 148 pounds to fine ashes and a child 
can carry him. Make a careful analysis of the ashes and you 
have discovered what may be called the earthy foundation 
without which the body cannot exist on earth. These earthy 
foundations were supplied and must be sustained through 
food. It is said that every blood corpuscle is a microcosm 

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a little world—carrying in itself all that is needed by man 
from brain food to bone food, and so it is when man is in a 
state of health, but if these mineral elements are not supplied 
to the blood in proper proportions or if there exists a deficiency 
or excess of earth salts, malnutrition or obstruction of some 
part of the body is the result and this is termed disease. 

This is the theory and foundation upon which is built the 
Biochemic System of Medicine of which Schussler was the 
leading exponent, and of Hensel’s Physiological Treatment 
of Disease. 

The body of a human being weighing 148 pounds is said 
to consist of: Silica, iodine, gold, silver, manganese, ba¬ 
rium and other minerals, of each a small and indefinite quan¬ 
tity; fluorine, 3 dr.; iron, 3 dr.; magnesium, 6 dr.; sodium, 
2 oz.; chlorine, 2 oz.; sulphur, 4 oz.; potassium, 5 oz.; phos¬ 
phorus, \}/2 lbs.; lime, 23 ^ lbs.; nitrogen, 4^ lbs.; hydrogen, 
14 lbs.; carbon, 31 lbs.; and oxygen, 92 lbs. 

Of the elements of the body, oxygen is derived from the 
air and is the vitalizing fluid acting through the inorganic 
salts. Carbon and hydrogen are force and heat makers and 
are derived chiefly from foods like beans, cheese, rice, whole 
wheat, rye, barley, breads, oatmeal, butter and other fats. 
Nitrogen is derived from beef, fish, eggs, beans, peas, lentils 
and whole grain products. 

The mineral elements are found everywhere in the air, 
the water, the earth, and in all vegetables and animal bod¬ 
ies. They are the active, exciting agents of all forms of life. 
They prepare and assimilate the foods you eat, change its 
character to suit the needs of the system, use it and discharge 
the waste products. It is through the inorganic salts that the 
creator acts. An active energy impossible in fat, albumen, 
etc., is at once set in motion by potassium sodium and other 
salts, in combination with fluorine, phosphorus, chlorine and 
sulphur. It is through these salts that life is manifested in 
any form. 

These mineral elements mysteriously changed by nature 
into the only form in which they can be assimilated by the 

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human or animal system, are by far the most important of 
all the food elements. Where these salts are deficient, no 
matter how much a man may eat, he is half starved. 

This appears to offer a very simple solution of the problem, 
viz.: to find out what element is lacking and take a dose of 
that mineral; but, there are two reasons why this plan will 
not work; first, these mineral elements are required only in 
the most minute quantities and in a continuous supply, and, 
second, when the human system needs iron, potassium, lime, 
phosphorus, etc., it does not want them as produced by con¬ 
centration in the laboratory. The V/i pounds of phosphorus 
in the body is not that much crude phosphorus located some¬ 
where in the anatomy but is combined with sodium, potassium, 
magnesium, iron and other elements and diffused throughout 
the entire system. There is not an atom in your body which 
does not contain phosphorus. 

The three drams of iron is a small quantity, but you could 
not live without it. Now these three drams could not be 
supplied by swallowing nails, nor can it be taken into the 
system out of many crude solutions intended to supply the 
lack of iron. Some of these will supply three drams in a few 
doses and keep it up for months. The body ought to be full 
of iron, but it is not. It goes no farther than the alimentary 
canal. It is necessary to prepare the iron in the form nature 
uses it. So it is necessary to prepare the other mineral ele¬ 
ments so that the minute glands can absorb them into the 
blood stream from which they are supplied to the cells of the 
tissues. 

This is accomplished in the biochemic system of medicine 
by trituration or long continued grinding in contact with the 
crystals of milk sugar. In nature the friction of rocks grinds 
the particles of minerals to infinitesimal fineness, when they 
are then taken up and held in suspension by the water we 
drink, and in the vegetable kingdom this trituration occurs in 
similar manner through the solvent action and motion of the 
roots and stalk from natural causes. 

Those who want to take up a further study of the bio- 

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chemic remedies may obtain interesting literature on this 
subject by corresponding with Boerick & Tafel, Philadelphia, 
Pa., or Luyties Homeopathic Pharmacy Co., St. Louis, Mo. 

This article will treat more fully upon the medicinal action 
of the salts as obtained from the vegetable foods, the other 
branches being too scientific to be of use to the average person 
and requiring more space than can be allowed in a work of 
this character. 

Infinite Wisdom so designed the human body that these 
mineral elements would be provided automatically by con¬ 
tact with the earth; but man, with pseudo-wisdom, has 
elected to prevent this by wearing shoes and clothing which 
completely separates the body from all beneficial effects of 
the soil. Every portion of the surface of the body which 
sustains weight while walking, standing or reclining in a nude 
state, is provided with excretory functions for removal of 
solid waste matter. On other portions of the surface there 
are pores with selective power which are designed to take 
up the finely powdered mineral dust and convey it into the 
blood direct. This absorbative function is centered in the 
hollow of the instep on the soles of the feet, where the pores 
are five or six times larger than elsewhere, but as this source 
of supply is cut off, we must depend upon other means to 
furnish the necessary mineral elements. 

The principal natural sources of these mineral elements 
from which the body receives its constant supply, are the 
drinking water and vegetable foods. Animal foods contain 
too small a percentage to be depended upon, with the pos¬ 
sible exception of phosphorus or the iron contained in ox-blood, 
and as drinking water seldom varies in mineral content, the 
vegetables must be relied upon to meet the ever changing 
demand for the various earth salts. 

Silica and sulphur are needed among other things for the 
sustenance of the hair, nails and skin. If they are not supplied, 
these parts of the body must suffer. Silica gives hardness 
to the enamel of the bones and teeth and to the hair and nails. 
It is also needed for firm muscles and warm blood and in 


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certain sections of Europe where the soil is rich in this element 
the inhabitants are noted for their muscular development 
and long life. It keeps the heat and electricity in the body 
and prevents decay. 

Iodine and phosphorus are required by the thyroid glands 
which have important functions to perform in preparing the 
food for assimilation. Phosphorus in connection with potas¬ 
sium is the principal constituent of grey matter of the brain 
or sensory nerves. Combined with magnesium, it is the basis 
of white brain matter or motor nerves. 

Iron is the oxygen carrier of the blood; a lack of sufficient 
iron in proper form causes tired, rundown feelings, greenish 
paleness and acute inflammation. 

Sulphur acts upon every part of the body and is useful in 
a vast number of diseases. It keeps the balance against phos¬ 
phorus and is a great skin and blood remedy. 

Fluorine, lime and sulphur are required by all elastic tissues 
of the body. Their absence results in brittleness of the teeth 
and bones, wrinkled skin and varicose veins. 

Sodium is the element which maintains fluidity of the 
various liquids of the body and prevents them from thick¬ 
ening and drying up. It keeps the lime in soluble state and 
prevents it from forming gall and bladder stones. 

Magnesia is the elemental constituent of all bony matter 
and of motor nerves. 

Lime forms the bulk of bone structure and its absence is 
notices by pussiness of the body, rickets, itching, bone disease, 
etc. 

The following list gives the vegetables, fruits and cereals, 
etc., which are richest in the various earth salts: 

Silica. The outer skins and coats of vegetables, fruits 
and grains are rich in this important element, also entire 
wheat products, unpolished rice, whole barley (not pearl 
barley), oats, lettuce, strawberries, horseradish, asparagus 
and spinach and all vegetables growing in sandy soils. 

Sodium. Apples, strawberries, gooseberries, prunes, 
peaches, spinach, parsley, carrots, radishes, cabbage, aspara- 

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gus and all vegetable juices; watery vegetables and those 
which thrive near the seashore. 

Phosphorus. Cucumber, cauliflower, whole wheat, rye 
and barley, onions, peas, beans, lentils and all vegetable seeds 
and most of the fruits and berries, also meat, eggs and fish. 

Sulphur. Cabbage, onions, garlic, horseradish, cauliflower, 
asparagus, radishes, apples, figs and most of the yellow vege¬ 
tables and root vegetables, and yolk of egg. 

Lime. Onions, strawberries, asparagus, radishes, cocoa- 
nuts, beechnuts, also sea fish, skimmed milk and buttermilk. 

Magnesium. Barley, rye, com, oatmeal, figs, blueberries 
and apples. 

Iron. Strawberries, spinach, gooseberries, asparagus, let¬ 
tuce, beets, also ox-blood and beef extracts. 

Iodine. Dulse, also called dillesk, an edible seaweed; red 
cabbage, eggs, oysters and cod liver oil. 

Potassium has not been mentioned above, as this element 
exists in sufficient quantities in most all vegetables. 

The above list is far from complete owing to the fact that 
very little definite information is obtainable upon the subject, 
but many investigators are working along this line and in 
the near future much good will result therefrom. 

It will readily be seen that in order to use the above in¬ 
telligently it would require much time, attention and study, 
but the key to the whole situation is the normal appetite. 
By this means nature makes known her requirements. 

The analysis of the body can help very little, as some of 
the elements are used much faster than others, although at 
any one time there may be less of a rapidly consumed element 
present than of another which is more permanent. 

The Department of Agriculture gives the following list of 
the approximate daily requirements per man of each of the 
mineral elements: 

Iron, .006 to .012 gram; magnesia oxide, .3 to .5 grams; 

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sodium oxide, 4 to 6 grams; chlorine, 6 to 8 grams; sulphu¬ 
ric acid, 2 to 3.5 grams; potassium oxide, 2 to 3 grams; phos¬ 
phoric acid, 3 to 4 grams; calcium oxide, .7 to 1 gram. 

The easiest way to determine whether the appetite is normal 
is to observe what is craved the most and then compare its 
mineral content and actions with the indications of the body. 

For curative purposes, the amount of green vegetable foods 
eaten at each meal should be at least twice as much as the 
cereals, breads, starches, fats and sugars combined. 


ACTION OF HOT DRINKS. 

Many people drink tea and coffee too hot, believing it is 
best to do so. This is wrong. It is best for your system to 
drink it warm but not hot. Drinking it hot weakens the inside 
organs—causes weak stomachs and other ailments. To be 
healthy take your drinks of the same temperature as your 
system. If you are used to hot drinks put one of them on a 
plant and notice the effect. It has the same on you. 


DIETARY HINTS. 

Table of foods useful as natural regulators for the bowels. 
This list is specially valuable to women during pregnancy, 
the laxatives to be used to relieve constipation and the con- 
stipatives when the bowels are too free in their action. 

Laxative. Wheat bread, at least twenty-four hours old, 
mush from wheat flour, graham, oatmeal, or corn meal; cracked 
wheat, cold raised biscuits, gems and crackers of wheat or 
graham flour; sago and rice and fruit puddings; fresh acid 
fruits of all kinds; apples, peaches, grapes and plums; tropical 
fruits in good sound condition, such as figs, raisins, bananas, 
prunes, oranges and lemons. Dried fruits, stewed plums, 
peaches and prunes being among the best. Rhubarb, celery, 
onions, beets, tomatoes, green peas, cauliflower, squash, 
pumpkin and corn. 


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Constipating. Dried and smoked fish; cheese, chocolate, 
boiled milk, tea, coffee, beans, tapioca, farina starch, black¬ 
berries, raw eggs, barley, hot white bread; rolls, dumplings, 
etc., made with baking powder; toasted white bread, white 
crackers, black pepper, and spices, custard pudding, toast, 
poultry and potatoes. 

Lean fresh meats have no decided influence in either condition. 

Salt, milk, cream, butter, cheese and eggs cause phlegm 
and frequently indigestion also. 

Vital or brainy foods are fish, meat, milk and eggs. 

Warming nerve foods are lean, tender meat, game, fowl, 
fish and mushrooms or vegetable meat. 

Whites of eggs and almonds are nourishing but constipating. 

Pears, apples, asparagus, green com, cauliflower, spinach, 
celery, parsley, lettuce, watercress and onions are blood puri¬ 
fiers and laxatives. 

The solvents are lemons and tomatoes. Lemon juice and 
water without sugar, taken every morning is excellent for 
the complexion, as are also tomatoes and all of the green 
vegetables. 

The muscle sustaining foods are cereals, starches, breads, 
potatoes, honey and sugars. Sugars, starches and fruits 
taken to excess are bad for liver troubles. Only sufficient 
breads, cereals and starch foods should be used to keep strength 
up to normal. 

To those who desire to study this subject further, the fol¬ 
lowing books are recommended: “A Brainy Diet for the 
Healthy” and “The Vitalism Series” of booklets, by S. Lep- 
pel of England. These books give accurate and reliable 
knowledge on the subject of diet and may be obtained in the 
U. S. from G. H. Brinkler, Washington, D. C. 

GARDEN VEGETABLES, HERBS AND SIMPLE HOME 
REMEDIES. 

The following have effected marvelous cures in different 
parts of the world. 


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In Japan strained flax seed tea is considered superior to 
any other known remedy for the permanent cure of constipa¬ 
tion. It may also be used as an enema. 

The cranberry is reputed to be a positive cure for piles, 
no matter of how many years’ standing. 

Garden lettuce is a substitute for opium without the in¬ 
jurious effects of the latter. It is anodyne, hypnotic, anti- 
spasmodic, and sedative in chronic rheumatism, colic, diar¬ 
rhoea, asthma, troublesome coughs, etc. 

The garden beet, the long rooted variety, is a safe and 
certain cure for gravel. The juice of this beet will dissolve 
stone in the bladder and is valuable for relieving menstrual 
troubles. 

Red pepper, internally, is said to surpass all other reme¬ 
dies for la grippe and used as a gargle it is reported to be 
a specific for scarlet fever. 

The plantain, the common yard weed, is one of the best 
worm remedies in existence. For neuralgia, take two to five 
drops of the tincture in water every twenty minutes until 
relieved or bruise the leaves and apply. It acts promptly. 
Plantain leaves make 7 excellent poultices for bruises and 
ulcers. Take several of the leaves and crumple them until 
the juice exudes. Then place the leaves directly on the sore, 
binding a cloth over it. It will take out the inflammation 
and draw to the surface any purulent matter. The poultice 
should be changed frequently enough so that it does not get 
dry. 

Navy beans, the common white beans, will cure Erysipe¬ 
las very effectually and speedily. 

Onions. The onion is rapidly coming more into favor on 
the tables of all classes of people as its many virtues are be¬ 
coming known. “It is undoubtedly the earth’s best prod¬ 
uct,” said a successful caterer. “It is a medicine; it is 
a food, and it is a narcotic.” Onions are a certain remedy 
for bronchitis and have been known to cure pneumonia when 
all other medicine failed. Mash and use as a poultice back 
and front and eat a thin slice with a little salt morning and 

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night. Onions are a good cure for croup and constipation 
and in India they are used to extract the fire from bums and 
cure insect stings, also as a dressing for the most severe wounds 
and injuries. 

Radish, the round, red variety, has recently been discovered 
to be a cure for Bright’s disease. 

The Carrot. The common variety will cure kidney com¬ 
plaint and strained carrot soup is reputed to be the best remedy 
for indigestion in children. 

Tomatoes are said to be a positive cure for cholera infan¬ 
tum. A celebrated physician states that the tomato has many 
valuable medical properties and should be constantly used as 
a part of the daily diet. It acts as a powerful aperient for 
the liver where calomel is indicated and is an almost sovereign 
specific for diarrhoea and indigestion. 

Garden sage is an old reliable cure for night sweats. 

Hops, made into a tea and drank freely four or five times 
a day, will cure chronic kidney complaint. They are also 
used in hospitals for sleeplessness and sick headache. 

Celery is a sovereign remedy for rheumatism. Eat freely 
and make a tea of the seeds. 

Essence of peppermint is an immediate cure for sick stomach 
and vomiting. It acts like a charm in relieving headache and 
seasickness. It is also valuable in kidney complaint. 

Pumpkin seeds will expel tape worms when all other means 
fail. 

Horseradish is a certain remedy for hoarseness and is useful 
in dropsy. 

Black mustard seeds are a cure for certain forms of dys¬ 
pepsia. Eat a small quantity as required. 

Nettle seeds cooked in wine will cure pleurisy or inflam¬ 
mation of the lungs. Fourteen or fifteen nettle seeds ground 
to a powder and taken daily will cure goitre. Crushed leaves 
of the nettle applied to a sore will prevent gangrene. 

Pink root is a good remedy for worms in children. A few 
cents’ worth from the drug store is sufficient. 

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Kidney plant or liver wort is one of the best remedies known 
for kidney complaint. It is said to be the principal ingredient 
in the celebrated Warner’s Safe Cure for Kidney Complaint. 

White pond lily is a sure cure for ulceration of the womb. 

Unicom root is an invaluable remedy for falling of the 
womb and is a complete specific for sexual losses and other 
sexual affections. 

Dandelion is an infallible cure for liver complaint. Eat 
freely of the fresh plant and root, also the cooked greens, 
and in winter make a tea from the dried roots. 

Chittim bark is valuable in constipation. The demand 
for this remedy has increased so that it is kept by nearly all 
dmggists. 

Yerba reuma. A new remedy from the Pacific coast. It is 
surpassing all other remedies for catarrh, acute or chronic 
leucorrhoea, gleet and shingles. 

Wild grape is one of the greatest blood purifiers known and 
specially effective in leucorrhoea or whites. 


MOTHER’S HOME REMEDIES. 

“Grandma’s Tonic Bitters” for torpid liver, indigestion, 
spring fever, itch and skin affections. One tablespoon each 
of bark of sassafras, sarsaparilla and cascara sagrada and 
senna leaves cmshed or broken up fine. Pour over it 1 quart 
cold water, set on stove and simmer slowly until reduced 
one-half. Strain, bottle and add a little alcohol to keep it. 
Adult’s dose, one tablespoonful morning and night. 

Genuine Gypsy Liniment. None better for man or beast. 
Oil spike, \Yi oz.; oil origanum, 1 oz.; oil sassafras, 1 oz.; 
aqua ammonia, 1 oz.; spirits turpentine, 1 oz.; opodeldoc, Y 
pint. Mix. 

Angelic Oil for Rheumatism. Marvelous cures are cred¬ 
ited to this remedy. Alcohol, 4 oz.; tincture of capsicum, 
3^ oz.; crushed paradise seed, oz. Mix and set aside for 
twenty-four hours, shaking occasionally. For external use only. 

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Rheumatic Rubbing Oil. For external use only. Five 
dollars was paid for this recipe and it has cured many bad 
cases in from four days’ to one week’s time. Olive oil, spirits 
of camphor and chloroform of each 2 oz.; sassafras oil, 1 
teaspoonful. First add the sassafras to the olive oil and then 
spirits of camphor and shake well before putting in the chloro¬ 
form. Keep tightly corked and apply three or four times 
daily. 

U. S. Army Medical Wagon Liniment. Aqua ammonia, 
oil of turpentine and olive oil equal parts. This is a power¬ 
ful first aid. 

Arnica Liniment. Add to 1 pint of sweet oil 2 tablespoon¬ 
fuls tincture of arnica. Good for bruises, wounds, stiff joints, 
rheumatism and injuries. 

Cream Liniment. An old-fashioned but very good home 
remedy. Dissolve 3 raw eggs in 2 quarts of vinegar and add 
3^2 pint of turpentine. Don’t use across the kidneys on ac¬ 
count of the turpentine, which has a powerful influence on 
these organs. 

Camphorated Oil. To make camphorated oil, beat 4 ounces 
of camphor in a mortar with 4 ounces of Florence oil till the 
camphor is dissolved. This is an excellent liniment for rheu¬ 
matism and all kinds of sprains. 

Universal Liniment. An excellent all around liniment for 
rheumatism, swellings, sprains, bruises, cuts, weak back, 
aches and pains, muscle soreness, corns, etc., and is useful for 
animals as well as for mankind. Alcohol, 95 per cent, 2 quarts; 
oil sassafras, 1 oz.; oil hemlock, 1 oz.; spirits of turpentine, 

1 oz.; tincture of cayenne, 1 oz.; tincture catachu, 1 oz.; 
tincture guaiac, 1 oz.; laudanum, 1 oz.; tincture myrrh, 4 oz.; 
oil origanum, 2 oz.; oil of wintergreen, 3^ oz.; gum camphor, 

2 oz.; chloroform, V/^ oz. Mix. Rub in well with the hand 
until it bums or smarts or wet flannel with it and bind on. 

For headache and neuralgia take 8 oz. of above liniment 
and add to it 1 oz. chloroform and 3^ oz. oil wintergreen, 
rubbing upon the head and holding to the nostrils. 

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A Good Painkiller. For external use only. Alcohol, 1 
pint; chloroform, K oz.; oil of sassafras, y 2 oz.; oil mustard, 
2 dr.; gum camphor, 1 dr.; tincture capsicum, 2 dr.; tincture 
myrrh, 2 dr. 

Mustard Liniment. For horses and cattle. Used for severe 
inflammation of the bowels. Flour of mustard, 2 oz.; liquor 
of ammonia, 1 oz. Mix and add water sufficient to make a 
cream. Rub in well all over the belly of the animal. 

Original Indian Salve. Melt together, 8 oz. rosin and 2 
oz. beeswax; then add the following mixture in powder: 
armenian bole, nitre and camphor of each 1 oz.; stir them well 
together, then pour the whole in cold water and work it in 
the water until it can be taken out and formed into rolls or 
sticks. 

Alaqueca Styptic. Natural iron pyrites, used by the In¬ 
dians to stop local bleeding. 

German Pine Tar Salve. Balm of Gilead buds, 2 oz.; liquid 
extract calla lily bulbs, 2 oz.; oil of rue, 2 oz.; pine tar, 2 oz.; 
strained honey, 2 oz. Stir these thoroughly. Bismuth, 2 oz.; 
bitter-sweet root pulverized, 2 oz.; precipitated sulphur, 2 oz. 
Mix these powders thoroughly and then stir them slowly into 
the first. When used on a dry surface, dilute with olive oil 
or listerine. This is one of the greatest healers known for old 
sores. It has cured the worst cases of varicose ulcers. 

If there are signs of ulcerations or varicose conditions in 
any part of the body, do not be deceived into believing that 
healing of the local point of trouble by outward applications 
will produce a permanent cure, for, like other impurities in 
the blood, if driven in at one place they will break out at 
another. Varicose conditions and ulcerations are indications 
of a breaking down of the elastic fibres of the skin and sheath 
tissues of the body and a general glandular deficiency caused 
by poverty of the blood, and can be permanently removed 
only by a course of treatment with the proper Schussler Tissue 
Remedies which requires a considerable period of time. Cal- 
carea florica 6x or 12x; silica, 6x or 12x; kali sulphuricum, 

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6x are the indicated remedies, and sulphur, 6x; calcarea sul- 
phuricum, 6x and saw palmetto, lx, are sometimes required 
also. These remedies are very slow acting but certain. They 
are the true physiological and natural building materials of 
the cells, skin and elastic tissues of the body and are not in 
any sense of the word drugs. 

Alum Ointment for Piles. Alum in very fine powder, 1 
dr.; lard, Y oz.; mutton tallow, 1 oz. Mix thoroughly. In 
some cases burnt alum, two-thirds drachm, substituted for 
the alum in above formula gives better results. 

Kickapoo Buffalo Salve. Vaseline, 1 lb.; tallow, 1 lb.; 
white wax, 3 oz.; oxide of zinc, 1% oz.; red precipitate, 1Y 
oz.; oil of cedar, % oz. Melt and stir together until cold, then 
box. 

Camphor Ice. White petrolatum, 8 oz.; paraffine wax, 
5 oz.; camphor, 2 oz.; menthol crystals, 10 gr. Heat petro¬ 
latum and paraffine; when melted add camphor and menthol, 
remove from the heat and stir until cold. 

Kaolin and Arnica Salve. Good for severe wounds, barbed 
wire cuts, sores and bruises. Relieves pain and takes out the 
poison. Glycerine, Y pint; water pint. Mix and stir in 
enough kaolin to make a thick cream paste. To each pound 
of the above paste, add balsam of Peru, Y oz.; tincture of 
arnica, Y oz.; and mix thoroughly to distribute evenly through 
the mass. 

Plaster for White Swelling and Old Sores. Cider, 2 quarts; 
beeswax, 1 lb.; sheep tallow, 1 lb.; tobacco, 1 lb. Boil the 
tobacco in the cider until the strength is out and then strain 
it; add the other articles to the liquid and stir it over a gentle 
fire until all is dissolved, then remove from fire and stir until 
it cools. 

Adhesive Plasters. Used on strips of muslin to replace 
stitches. White rosin, 7 oz.; beeswax and mutton tallow of 
each Y oz. Melt all together and pour into water, pull and 
roll into suitable sticks. 


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Peleg White’s Old Salve. Similar to above for old sores, 
cuts and rheumatism. Rosin, 3 lbs.; mutton tallow and bees¬ 
wax of each lb. Prepared as directed above. 

Artificial Skin. Painted over cuts or wounds previously 
washed clean and dried, it forms air-tight protection from 
dirt and germs and allows healing to progress rapidly. Cut 
up 1 oz. of crude white gutta percha as fine as possible and 
place in a bottle with 3 oz. chloroform. Keep well corked and 
set aside for four or five days until thoroughly dissolved. 

To Retain the Animal Heat of the Body. To retain the 
animal heat of the body and keep the hands warm without 
gloves in the coldest weather, place the thumbs in the palms 
and close the fingers over the thumbs. 

To Prevent a Chill. When passing from a heated apart¬ 
ment into cold air, take a deep breath slowly through the nose, 
before opening the door, retaining the breath as long as it is 
comfortable to do so while going out into the cold air, then 
exhale through the nose slowly, repeating until the body has 
had a chance to adapt itself to the cool air. Holding the 
breath automatically closes all of the pores of the skin. 


NATURAL MEDICINES OF THE HUMAN BODY. 

The human body is provided with many glands which, 
when in a perfect healthy condition, automatically secrete 
the necessary medical fluids, such as antiseptics, stimulants, 
sedatives, etc., to correct any abnormal physical condition 
which may arise, thus taking the place of artificial medicines 
entirely; as an illustration, the supra-renal glands located 
at the upper end of the kidneys, produce when in a perfect 
condition an astringent, antiseptic fluid which will counter¬ 
act the poison of one of the most venomous snakes, the cobra 
de capello, and this fluid stops the flow of blood and con¬ 
trols the action of the heart in cases where any part of the 
body is cut or wounded. These and other important glands 

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of the human body become injured and fail to perform their 
special functions, through certain violations of the laws of 
life, which violations may either be deliberate, accidental, 
or occur through ignorance. In any case, artificial medica¬ 
tion can only hope to relieve an abnormal condition and does 
not make the body immune to the affection, if the same viola¬ 
tion of the laws of life is repeated. 

There is a specific for every ailment, but if these became 
generally known the whole race would soon degenerate into a 
condition of dependence upon a multitude of drugs and treat¬ 
ments. 

The only practical method of permanently eliminating 
disease is to study the mental, moral, or physical origin of 
each malady and act accordingly, thus removing the cause 
which destroys the efficiency of the glands. 


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SECTION II. 


HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY. 

This section is devoted to special money, time and labor 
saving methods, formulas, processes and handy hints for the 
busy housewife. They will lighten the burden of her domestic 
cares by reducing the labor and expense of housekeeping to a 
great degree, and by providing more time for rest, pleasure 
and self-culture. 

The information here given is thoroughly practical as well 
as unique, simple and economical, and much of it has never 
before appeared in print. Ladies who use these methods will 
never be without pocket money, nor grow old before their 
time from household drudgery. 


BUTTER ECONOMY. 

The high cost of living within the last few years has de¬ 
veloped many new food preparations and substitutes, but 
until this process was discovered nothing satisfactory has 
ever been found to replace butter and materially reduce the 
cost of this necessity which is a very large item of household 
expense. 

Strange as it may seem, however, it is now possible by 
this wonderful yet very simple process, requiring only the 
utensils found in any kitchen to mechanically combine one 
pound of butter with one pint of sweet milk (weighing one 
pound) so as to produce about two pounds of a most delicious 
and excellent substitute for the best creamery butter, which 
looks the same; is used the same; gets as hard; tastes as good, 
if not better; is more digestible, owing to the separation of 

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the fat globules, and, for all ordinary purposes, is equal to the 
original butter used in its making. 

It will readily be seen that this means a big saving in the 
course of a year’s time, when butter, ranging in price from 
22 cents to 40 cents per pound, and milk at from 3 cents to 
5 cents a pint, can be so combined, thus making two pounds 
of fine butter product at a cost of from 25 cents to 45 cents, 
which means a saving of from 19 cents to 35 cents every week 
if only two pounds of butter is used each week. 

Directions: Cut up one pound of butter into small pieces 
and place with one pint of sweet milk in a bowl, tin pail or 
any cooking vessel which will hold about two quarts and put 
this vessel in an outer vessel, with sides high enough to hold 
water to an equal level with the contents of the inner vessel. 

Fill the space between the inner and outer vessels with 
LUKEWARM water (just slightly warm to the hand) and 
let it remain about five minutes until the butter has softened 
somewhat, then, holding the handles of two or three table 
forks together, spread them apart a little at the points, fan 
fashion, so as to form one wide fork, or substitute for this 
device a perforated cake mixing spoon, and, using either of 
these as a mixer, stir the butter and milk rapidly and then 
beat as you would cake batter. In a minute or two you will 
notice the milk is disappearing and when it has all combined, 
leaving only what appears to be soft butter, the mixing is 
completed. 

Now stir in a little salt to taste and if a deep color is desired, 
add a drop or so of butter coloring which may be had at most 
drug stores. Put on ice or thoroughly cool in some other 
manner at once and when hard it is ready for use and should 
be cared for the same way as any butter. 

In absence of suitable double vessel, the butter may be 
warmed so that it is soft but not fluid and the proper pro¬ 
portion of milk should be made lukewarm and added to the 
butter. Then beat them both together until the milk dis¬ 
appears and treat them as above directed. For small quantities 
this method is probably the simplest, easiest and quickest. 

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A two-quart ice cream freezer, a patent cake mixer, or a 
two-quart double cereal boiler are convenient apparatus for 
this process for family use. Larger quantities should be pre¬ 
pared in ice cream freezers of proper size. 

Any quantity may be combined in the same manner by 
using the same relative proportions of the ingredients with 
vessels of suitable size. It is a good plan to try a small quantity 
at first, say one-quarter pound of butter and one-quarter pint 
of sweet milk, mixing in a bowl standing in a larger bowl sur¬ 
rounded by lukewarm water, using the forks or cake spoon 
mentioned above or an ordinary revolving egg-beater or cream 
whip, so as to learn the proper temperature of the water, for 
if the ingredients are worked either too hot or too cold, the 
butter will turn to oil or they will refuse to combine. 

Do not mix or stir it while cooling as this will cause the 
milk to separate, but if this should happen, add more warm 
water to the outer vessel and repeat the process, when most 
all of the milk will re-combine but the quality of the product 
in such event will be inferior. 

Follow these directions carefully, step by step, and failure 
is impossible as the process is much easier to carry out than to 
describe. 

If an equal amount of sweet cream is substituted for the milk 
in the foregoing directions, a very superior article is the result. 

Honey Butter. A delicious and strengthening sweet for 
children, the sick and the aged, is made by mixing thoroughly 
one ounce of best comb honey with one-half pound of the above 
process butter. 

A New Cheese Dish. One-half pint of sweet cream and 
one-half pound of yellow cheese, cut fine and combined by 
this process, produces a most delicious cream cheese. 

The Commercial Process known as the “ Dutch Butter 
Process” varies somewhat from the above and is too com¬ 
plicated for family use. This process has sold in London as 
high as $1,500.00. 


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Good ordinary butter, 4 lbs.; dry caseine, 6 oz.; fresh 
sweet milk, 4 pints; sodium bicarbonate, 160 gr. Dissolve 
caseine in 2 pints of the milk by heating and stirring. Soften 
the butter by heat until it will mix, transfer to a chum, add 
the soda and caseine mixture and mix well, then add balance 
of the milk. Chum until done, or the butter collects in small 
grains or masses. From this on, it is handled exactly like any 
other butter. In labeling, due regard must be paid to the pure 
food laws. 

Families or merchants who desire to keep butter for long 
periods should pack and store only the pure butter, combining 
with milk by either of the above processes only as required 
for use or sale. 


TEST FOR PURE BUTTER. 

Drop upon a red hot iron a piece of butter as big as a lentil. 
If it is pure, it smells like melting butter; if there is an odor 
of broiling meat, it has been adulterated with lard or oleo¬ 
margarine; if there is a smell like that of a lamp smoking, it 
has been adulterated with some vegetable oil. 


COAL SAVER. 

Used by the public schools of New York city and saves 
25 per cent of their coal bills annually. 

Dissolve 2 oz. oxalic acid and 1 lb. of rock salt in 1 gal. hot 
water in a wooden or enameled vessel and sprinkle over coal 
and cinders to dampen well, but not soak. This makes the 
coal last longer and gives better heat. Oxalic acid should not 
be allowed to come in contact with the hands, clothing or 
metal, as it is a powerful corrosive poison. 

One part of ordinary waste coal dust from the bottom of 
the coal bin, mixed with 2 parts of friable, slightly sandy earth 
and watered with a concentrated solution of soda sufficient 
to make a stiff paste, then formed into small lumps and allowed 
to dry, will burn well and emit great heat. 

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EASY CLOTHES WASHING METHOD. 


If there are any bad stains or spots on the clothes, they 
should be removed by rinsing in clear water or treating them 
by some of the special methods given under “Cleaning and 
Removing Stains.” 

Put the clothes to soak, preferably at night, in a tub with 
cold soap suds to which has been added tablespoonful of 
German washing fluid to each pail of suds. (See recipe for 
German washing fluid at end of this article.) 

In the morning put a boiler of water on the stove; shave 
a cake of common, ordinary laundry soap (don’t use borax 
or naphtha soaps for this process) into it and when the water 
comes to a boil, but not before, add 1 tablespoonful of German 
washing fluid to each pail of water in the boiler. 

Remove the soaking clothes from the tub, squeeze gently 
to remove surplus water and put in the boiler. Boil fifteen 
minutes and if very dirty punch them a little with a piece of 
the rounded end of a broom handle to loosen the dirt. 

Then remove them from the boiler with a stick and rinse 
thoroughly in two or three waters and you will say this is the 
easiest washing you ever did. 

When thoroughly rinsed hang the clothes on the lines drip¬ 
ping wet, pinning them on so that they hang straight. This 
saves the back-breaking labor of wringing and benefits the 
clothes, as they will dry smooth, without shrinking, and the 
evaporation of the water bleaches them beautifully. Moon¬ 
light will bleach almost as well as sunlight. 

Cottons and linens washed and dried by the above method 
will be as white as snow and have a sheen like new. 

Woolens require different treatment; never boil them. 
Wash wool fabrics in lukewarm suds—don’t rub the soap on, 
as it hardens them to do so—rinse in lukewarm water, then 
hang them out dripping wet and they will look like new, with¬ 
out shrinking. 

The above method gives results superior to any other known; 
reduces the labor about one-half and is very simple and inex¬ 
pensive. 


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In ironing, if 34 to a teaspoonful of fresh lard is added to 
sufficient hot starch for an ordinary sized family wash, it will 
prevent the iron from sticking and cause it to glide over the 
clothes easily. Fold a rug or comforter several thicknesses 
and stand on it while ironing and you will not get so tired 
from standing. 

German Washing Fluid. One of the best washing fluids in 
existence. Concentrated lye, 1 lb.; powdered borax, 1 lb.; salts 
of tartar, 1 lb.; lump ammonia, 1 lb.; cold rain water, 1 gal. 

Dissolve the borax, salts of tartar, each separate in a little 
of the cold water in glass, earthenware or crockery vessels. 
Dissolve the lye in the balance of the cold water (be sure to 
use cold water) in a stone crock and when cool add the others 
when well dissolved. If all the chemicals do not dissolve 
perfectly in the final solution, stir with a piece of wood (never 
let this washing fluid touch metal) and add sufficient cold 
rain water, a little at a time, stirring the while until all is dis¬ 
solved. Keep for use in a well-covered stone crock or jug. 
Do not let it come in contact with the hands or clothing in 
undiluted strength. 


DUTCH WASHING PROCESS. 

The washerwomen of Holland and Belgium, so proverbially 
clean, and who get their linen so beautifully white, use refined 
borax as washing powder in proportion of Y lb. of borax to 
10 gals, of water. This saves nearly half of the soap. For 
laces and cambrics, etc., an extra quantity of the borax is 
used. Borax, being a neutral salt, does not in the slightest 
degree injure the texture of the linen. Its effect is to soften 
the hardest water. 


SIMPLE TEST FOR EGGS. 

Fresh eggs, when pressed gently against the lips, feel cooler 
at the small end than at the large end. They look clear when 

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held before a strong light and the yolk does not shake when 
the egg is moved gently backward and forward endwise. 

A SELF-COOKING DINNER. 

Prepare a boiled dinner the same as for cooking on top 
of the stove, then put it all in the oven at 2 o’clock and with¬ 
out any further attention it will be ready by 6 o’clock. 


PAPER-BAG COOKERY. 

Paper-bag cookery which has become so popular in Europe 
and has now been introduced in America, originated with the 
famous culinary expert, Nicholas Soyer, late chef of Brooks’ 
Club, London. 

Soyer’s experiments covered a long period. He soon became 
convinced that no method of cooking was so economical or so 
efficient in retaining the natural juices and flavors of the food; 
but it was impossible to find a bag which did not make the 
food taste. This difficulty was finally overcome by having a 
bag made for the purpose out of butter parchment paper. 

The Union cookery bag, made especially for Soyer cooking 
in America, by the Union Bag and Paper Company, 17 Battery 
Place, New York City, satisfies every requirement, and this 
company will furnish prices and list of sales agencies in dif¬ 
ferent sections of the country where these bags may be ob¬ 
tained. 

Paper-bag cookery does away with pots and pans. With 
rare exceptions, the food is prepared and put directly into the 
bag, without any other dish or receptacle. This is only one of 
many advantages of paper-bag cookery, however. 

It is very economical, less time being required to cook any 
given dish by the Soyer method than in any other way. 

Food cooked in paper bags is wonderfully delicious. Not 
a particle of the natural juices is lost, as in all other methods. 
It does away with all cooking odors. It is absolutely clean. 
There is no shrinkage or waste. 

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“Soyer’s Paper-Bag Cookery Book” explains this method 
of cookery in the simplest terms, and gives the recipes of the 
famous chef, Soyer. Get it at your bookseller’s or of the 
publishers, Sturgis & Walton Company, 31-33 E. 27th street, 
New York City. 


HATCHING CHICKENS WITH BEES. 

An American living in Rome discovered that the temper¬ 
ature maintained by bees in a hive is exactly the same as that 
required for hatching eggs. 

Build a rectangular frame with a linen bottom, which will 
fit inside of the highest section of the hive. Place one dozen 
eggs in the frame and protect with a perforated cover spread 
over and around them in the box. In the course of time the 
eggs will hatch without in any way preventing the bees from 
following their normal pursuits. Repeated experiments have 
proved that a dozen eggs at a time can be successfully hatched 
in this manner, and that in the course of a season one hive 
could produce more than eighty chickens. 

HONEY COMPOUND. 

Equal to genuine honey at one-half cost. White sugar, 5 
lbs.; water, 1}^ pints; gradually bring to a boil and let it boil 
until it syrups, skimming well, then stir in well oz. of pul¬ 
verized alum; remove from the fire and stir in oz. of cream 
of tartar, and when cool add to 2 lbs. of comb honey, 
1 tablespoonful of rose water and 5 drops of Lubin’s extract of 
honeysuckle. Alfalfa honey cannot be used in this formula. 


TWO HUNDRED CUPS OF TEA FROM ONE POUND. 

Directions for scientific tea making: For two cups of tea, 
weigh up an amount of tea equal to the weight of a dime 
(10c piece). Divide this amount equally in two cups and fill 

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Up the cups with fresh, hard boiling water. Water must be 
boiling rapidly. Cover with saucer and let it steep from two 
to five minutes, but never more than that, then pour off the 
grounds and serve. 

If the tea leaves are steamed or ground fine before steeping, 
about fourteen pints of good quality tea may be obtained from 
one ounce or about twice as much as by any other method. 


TESTS FOR SILK, WOOL, LINEN AND COTTON. 

The following simple tests for fabrics will enable any one to 
decide which is the best value of several pieces of goods by 
obtaining small samples and testing them before making a 
purchase. These tests are useful in many other ways also. 

You wouldn’t think of washing woolen goods with cotton, 
linen, etc., if the water was above a certain temperature. You 
can boil goods which you know to be cotton, linen, etc., with 
soap or washing powder, but you wouldn’t think of doing the 
same with woolen goods. 

There are two simple tests by which any one can tell the 
difference between wool and cotton goods. 

One method to determine whether the goods contain animal 
or vegetable fibers such as cotton, linen, etc., is to apply a 
flame to the threads. Vegetable fibres, cotton or linen, bum 
readily, while animal fibres, wool or silk, when brought in 
contact with the flame, merely singe. To use this method, 
ravel threads e ach way of the cloth, using a small piece of the 
material, and try to ignite with a flame. Cotton, you’ll notice, 
bums freely without odor. Wool singes with but very little 
flame and gives out a disagreeable odor as of burning horn or 
hair. Silk bums less freely than cotton, giving an odor similar 
to that given off by burning wool. Mercerized cotton, which 
is often used as an imitation of silk, bums the same as ordinary 
cotton. 

If you’re not sure, after applying the burning test, as to the 
composition of the material, a more accurate test should be 
used. 


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To determine absolutely whether there is any cotton in 
cloth, you can use the chemical test. Place in a dish five tea¬ 
spoonfuls of any commercial powdered lye, and pour on to 
this one cup of water. 

Now bring to a boil, stirring until dissolved. Place a sample 
of the material in question in this solution and boil for five 
minutes, after which the liquid may be poured through a fine 
wire sieve. If there are any fibres or thread found in the sieve, 
these are cotton or linen; if there are no fibres or threads re¬ 
maining in the sieve, the material, all having become dis¬ 
solved, is all wool or silk. 

These simple tests will serve as a guide to the woman who 
is not familiar with the nature of dress materials. 

At Teacher’s College, Columbia University, a special course 
of lectures has been prepared for this purpose, and the young 
women who attend are being taught how to test, by simple 
means, the quality and composition of silks, woolens and 
linens. These tests in a simplified form are set forth below 
that they may be available to every housewife. 

To Test Silk. First, take a small sample and boil it in a 
5 per cent solution of caustic potash for fifteen minutes. The 
silk will be destroyed and the remains will be cotton. 

Second, take another sample, fringe it as directed below 
and immerse it in strong hydrochloric or sulphuric acid. Silk 
dissolves in two to five minutes, but if it contains wool, the wool 
will remain unaffected. 

Test for Linens. Immerse a fringed sample in oil of vitriol 
for one and one-half to two minutes. Then take it out and 
wash it well. If the sample is genuine linen it will not be 
affected by this treatment, but if it is largely cotton the sample 
will be almost entirely destroyed. 

The Test for Woolens. Apply the oil of vitriol test as above. 
This will destroy the cotton, but the wool will hardly be affected. 
Another test is to moisten a fringed sample with 50 per cent 
nitric acid. Wool turns yellow, but cotton does not. 

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Test for Wearing Qualities. Ravel out several threads from 
the warp and woof of each sample and lay them on top of 
the sample. Untwist an average warp thread from each sample 
and separate the single fibres. Then do the same with a woof 
thread. The sample containing the longest and strongest 
fibres will wear the best, provided there is not too great a 
difference in the weave. 

To Fringe a Sample. Remove both warp and weft threads 
about an inch and test the threads. 


TWENTY-EIGHT POUNDS OF BREAD FROM FOUR¬ 
TEEN POUNDS OF FLOUR. 

Tie up lbs. of UNPOLISHED rice in a thick linen bag, 
allowing sufficient room to swell. Boil three or four hours to 
a thin paste. Mix while warm with 14 lbs. of flour; 2 quarts 
of yeast or the equivalent of compressed yeast, and }4 lb. of 
salt. Allow it to work near the fire, knead and divide into 
loaves and bake. It will make from 28 to 30 lbs. of good bread. 


LARD ECONOMY. 

If two-thirds of a pint of milk is combined with 1 lb. of pure 
lard according to directions given for combining butter in 
the article on “Butter Economy,” it will produce a lard com¬ 
pound which-may be substituted for lard in many places, at 
a saving of three to four cents per pound. By some it is said 
to be superior to plain lard for baking. Combine it only at 
the time it is required for use. 


COFFEE ECONOMY. 

Coffee contains an active drug known as caffeine which 
stimulates the nerve and brain centers causing an artificial 
excitement and unnatural exhilaration which exhausts the 


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reserve force or stamina of the body, and the reaction resulting 
therefrom so reduces the body’s natural resistance to disease 
that exposure or unusual strain is quite likely to result in 
physical breakdown or disease of its weakest part. According 
to high medical authorities, the habitual and excessive use of 
coffee causes insomnia, delirium tremens, emaciation, palpita¬ 
tion and irritable heart, dyspepsia, nervous impairment, 
faintness, paleness and a train of other evils. 

There is also a corroding action to coffee which may be 
known by observing a metal coffee canister after it has been 
in use for some time, when, by holding it between the eye and 
aj,^bright light, there can be seen innumerable small holes 
which have been eaten through the metal, and the injurious 
effects of such corrosive action on the delicate tissues of the 
digestive organs, when long continued, can be readily im¬ 
agined. 

One remedy is to stop coffee altogether, but a better plan 
and one which does not require the sacrifice of the pleasure 
of enjoying the flavor and aroma of such a universally popular 
beverage, is to combine with it some substance which will at 
the same time counteract its injurious properties, furnish 
nourishment to the body, reduce the cost, and not detract 
from the color, flavor or aroma. 

Parched rye meets all of these requirements in an excellent 
manner; its splendid color, flavor and aroma blend well with 
those of the coffee; the small particles of charcoal formed during 
its preparation act as an anti-acid; and the well known nour¬ 
ishing properties of rye are made more available by toasting, 
thus producing a most delicious and healthful coffee substitute 
with genuine coffee flavor, far superior to any of the prepara¬ 
tions usually sold as such, and is specially useful in conditions 
of dyspepsia and nervous irritability, when caused by coffee 
drinking, as it is more nutritious and healthful than plain 
coffee, with this added advantage that its cost is reduced to 
from 10 to 14 cents per pound, according to the quality of the 
materials used. 

Those who are prohibited from using coffee will find the 

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parched rye, used alone, to be a palatable and healthful sub¬ 
stitute. 

Nutrient coffee has genuine merit and is a wise economy in 
these times when the increased cost of foods has become a 
serious household problem. 

Directions for making three pounds: Obtain two pounds 
of best rye (seed rye is best, costing three or four cents per 
pound), spread it out on a large white serving platter or any 
clean white surface and pick out all black specks and foreign 
particles; then throw it into cold water to wash out dust and 
empty hulls, and drain dry. The foregoing preparation is 
not absolutely necessary, but it improves the flavor and is 
desirable for cleanliness. 

Brown this rye in a large frying pan or baking pan, the 
larger the better, stirring continuously so as to parch it even 
and prevent burning, until the grains are a coffee color all 
through, which may be known by breaking open a grain every 
little while after smoke begins to rise from it. The pan may 
be greased slightly to prevent burning if desired. When the 
proper color is reached, remove from the fire quickly, and 
when cool pound or grind it fine and mix with one pound of 
ground coffee and keep air-tight in glass preserving jars to 
prevent loss of flavor. 

Ground coffee, unless packed air-tight, soon loses its fine 
aroma, but coffee in the whole bean improves with age, so, 
if preferred, the parched rye may be kept in separate air¬ 
tight jars withou t grin ding and mixed and ground with whole 
coffee in proper proportions, at each making, which method 
will produce a much finer flavored beverage. 

Use a heaping tablespoonful to each cup of water and make 
as you would any coffee by putting the required measure, 
allowing one extra tablespoonful for the pot, into the proper 
amount of rapidly boiling water; let it boil a minute or so, 
then set back on the slow heat to simmer a few minutes. 
Remove from the stove and pour a little cold water over the 
surface to clear it and let stand a minute or two until settled 
Boil it longer if preferred stronger. 

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At first it is best to parch a small quantity of rye so as to 
learn the proper shade of brown which produces the richest 
flavor without a burned taste. This, as all other cooking, 
requires some practice to get the best results, but when properly 
prepared, and served without disclosing the fact that it is a 
substitute, it will readily pass as a good grade of coffee and has 
even been considered by some to be superior to the coffee used 
in its preparation. 

It should be made in quantity sufficient for one or more 
weeks’ use and the delicious, satisfying flavor, greatly reduced 
cost and benefit to health will more than pay for the slight 
trouble of preparing it. This process, like the butter process, 
is much easier to carry out than to describe. Large quantities 
of rye may be prepared in a regular coffee roaster, a peanut 
roaster, or by sending it to a coffee roasting firm with instruc¬ 
tions as to color desired. 


PRESERVING EGGS. 

Recently in Germany, twenty methods of preserving eggs 
were tested, among which were: immersing in brine, or a 
solution of salicylic acid and glycerine; packing in bran; 
covering with paraffine; sterilizing by dipping in boiling 
water; varnishing with vaseline; immersing in limewater 
and packing in a solution of water glass. The eggs were kept 
for eight months and at the end of that time all those preserved 
by any of the last three methods were in good condition, but 
the solution of water glass was the only one which gave perfect 
results. 

Solution of water glass may be purchased of drug houses. 
The preserving solution for eggs is made by dissolving 1 part 
of the syrup-thick water glass in 10 parts, by measure, of 
water. One gallon of water glass will make sufficient solution 
for 50 dozen eggs if properly packed. Place each egg on its 
pointed end and put something on top to prevent them from 
floating. Keep the vessel in a cool place and well covered. 
If the liquid evaporates at the end of a few months, add more 

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of the mixed solution, as the eggs must be entirely covered at 
all times. Fortunes are being made buying eggs when cheap 
and preserving them until the price reaches a high figure. 

TEST FOR WATERED MILK. 

Dip a clean, well polished steel knitting needle into the 
suspected milk and withdraw it immediately. If unwatered, 
some milk will adhere to the needle but if even a small amount 
of water has been added the needle will come out quite free of 
fluid. 


LEMON EXTRACT AT HALF COST. 

Cut up fine the rinds of three or four lemons; put in a jar 
and pour on a pint of grain alcohol. Let stand four or five 
days to extract the flavor, then strain into a bottle and add 
about 1 oz. of oil of lemon. 


VINEGAR FROM FRUIT PARINGS. 

The very best quality of delicious vinegar can be made 
from apple or other fruit parings by stewing them with water 
to extract the juice, and when cooled enough so that it is just 
warm to the hand, strain and add sufficient yeast cake previ¬ 
ously dissolved in a little cold water. Allow it to stand in a 
moderately warm place until it has fermented and turned into 
vinegar, thehrkeepdnJbottles or jugs in a cool place. 


HOME-MADE BAKING POWDERS. 

The following is the formula of a famous well known baking 
powder: Powdered tartaric acid, 1 oz.; bicarbonate of soda, 
oz.; cornstarch, 2 oz. Dry the tartaric acid and corn¬ 
starch with gentle heat and dry the bicarbonate of soda without 
heat. Mix thoroughly and sift ten times or more. Keep in 
air-tight receptacles. Use about one teaspoonful to each cup 
of flour. 


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A home recipe which has given very good satisfaction is 
as follows: Powdered cream of tartar, 1 lb.; powdered bicar¬ 
bonate of soda, 10 oz.; powdered tartaric acid, 2 oz.; flour, 
10 oz. Mix thoroughly and sieve ten times and seal up in 
glass fruit jars. Keep from moisture and moist air. 

Two other recipes which are highly recommended: Cream 
of tartar, 2 lbs.; bicarbonate of soda, 1 lb.; cornstarch, Yi lb. 
Mix, sift through fine sieve, set aside for a day in a dry place 
and repeat mixing and sifting each day until the powder ceases 
to be lumpy or caked, then seal up in preserve jars. 

Another: Pure cream of tartar, 22 oz.; bicarbonate of 
soda, 10 oz.; tartaric acid, 1 oz.; wheat flour, 8 oz. Mix as 
above. 


LIQUID LAUNDRY BLUE. 

This blueing is excellent and very reliable. Powdered 
Prussian blue (best quality), 16 oz.; water, 1 gal. Mix. 


SILVER AND GLASS POLISH. 

This polish is the best known and costs very little. Obtain 
of a paint supply house one pound of crude lump chalk, which 
costs from five to ten cents a pound. Scrape a little fine. 
Moisten a soft cloth, cheese cloth is best, with clear water, 
dip it in the powder and rub it over the surface to be cleaned. 
Let it dry; then polish it off with a clean piece of cheese cloth. 
This gives a brilliant and permanent lustre impossible to obtain 
in any other manner. For silver, glass, nickel and white painted 
surfaces, it is far superior to whiting, prepared chalk, or any 
other preparation. 

Just why crude chalk works better than whiting or prepared 
chalk is hard to explain, but a test will prove it. If the silver 
or glass is greasy, add a few drops of aqua ammonia to the 
water used for moistening the cloth. 

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ONCE-A-WEEK STOVE POLISH. 


Finest pulverized black lead, 2 parts, bone black, 2 parts; cop¬ 
peras, 4 parts. Mix all together with sufficient water to 
form a creamy paste. Apply with a cloth or soft brush and 
polish. 


SOAP ONE CENT A POUND. 


Potash, 6 lbs.; lard, 4 lbs.; powdered rosin, 4 oz. Mix 
all together thoroughly in an earthenware vessel and set 
aside for four or five days, then put the whole into a cask 
containing 10 gallons of warm water and stir twice a day for 
ten days, when it will be ready for use. Add more lard and 
rosin in same proportions if it is too caustic. 


INDELIBLE MARKING INK 


Acid, alkali and laundry-proof, for marking linens, etc. 
Stir a little of the finest lamp black into some genuine asphal- 
tum turpentine varnish. Use with a steel pen or fine camel’s- 
hair pencil. 


BOTTLE SEALING WAX. 


Melt together rosin, 1 lb.; shellac, 1 lb.; beeswax, 1 oz.; 


Venetian red, 3 oz., as de¬ 



sired. 


EXTRA FRUIT CAN WAX. 


Yellow wax, 1 oz.; American vermilion, 3 oz.; gum shellac, 
5 oz.; rosin, 16 oz. Melt, mix and run into moulds. 

LIBRARY PASTE. 

Take a clean, empty tin can to any wall paper firm and 
buy five cents’ worth of stiff wall paper paste. To each pint 


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of paste add one-half drachm of carbolic acid or one-half 
drachm of oil of cloves and mix it in thoroughly to prevent 
mould. 


LESSON PAPER FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN. 

This may be obtained at a very small cost by purchasing 
waste cuttings from bookbinding establishments. This paper 
comes in all sizes and qualities and is sold at a very low 
figure. 


WRITING INK WITHOUT COST. 

Most any business house will supply you with a discarded 
black, blue or purple COPYING typewriter ribbon. Record 
ribbons will not answer the purpose. Place it in a bottle and 
cover with rain water and shake well. The ink will dissolve 
out and can be poured off into a clean ink bottle. 


TO EXTERMINATE HOUSE FLIES. 

Flies are the greatest carriers of disease germs on earth. 
To clear a room of flies, heat a shovel or any similar article 
and drop thereon 20 drops of carbolic acid. The vapor kills 
the flies. 

If there are many flies you can quickly clear the room by 
burning pyrethrum powder. This stupefies the flies, when 
they may be swept up and burned. 

A cheap and reliable fly poison not dangerous to human life 
is a solution of 1 drachm of bichromate of potash to 2 ounces 
of water. Add a little sugar and put in shallow dishes and 
distribute them about the house. 

The latest, cheapest and best fly killer is a solution of 1 
spoonful of formalin or formaldehyde in a quarter of a pint 
of water which, if exposed in a room, will be sufficient to kill 
all of the flies. 


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INSECT AND VERMIN FLUID. 


Mix kerosene oil and spirits of turpentine equal parts and 
apply to the cracks and crevices with a small paint brush. 
This is colorless and non-poisonous. 

The following is good also and in some cases may be pre¬ 
ferred as it has no odor, but caution should be used as it is a 
deadly poison. Mercuric bichloride, 1 oz.; ammonium 
chloride, 1 oz.; water, 1 gal. 


HOUSEHOLD DISINFECTANTS AND DEODORIZERS. 

An excellent household deodorizer and disinfectant is a 
solution of chloride of zinc which can be obtained at any drug¬ 
gist’s, used in proportion of 1 pint to 4 gallons of water. It 
neutralizes bad odors and arrests animal and vegetable de¬ 
composition. It cleanses and purifies sinks, drains and toilets, 
etc., but this solution is poisonous. 

Creolin-Pearson is one of the best disinfectants, deodorizers 
and germ destroyers. It is more effective than carbolic acid 
solutions, yet it is non-poisonous. 

Cabot’s sulpo-napthol is a valuable preparation for house¬ 
hold and medicinal use. It is antiseptic, disinfectant, germi¬ 
cide, insect exterminator, and purifier. It is also useful for 
all skin troubles, etc. 

If a disinfectant and deodorizer in powdered form is desired 
the following is very good. Parke, Davis & Co.’s “Kreso,” 
Yi pint; bicarbonate of soda, 25 lbs. Mix together a little at a 
time by adding a small portion of “Kreso ” to some of the soda, 
stirring thoroughly and so on until the whole quantity is com¬ 
bined, then stir the whole lot so as to distribute the “Kreso” 
evenly. 

In many parts of Europe it is customary among the people 
to bum sugar in sick rooms, a practice which is considered by 
physicians as an innocent superstition, neither beneficial nor 
harmful. Professor Trilbert, of the Pasteur Institute at Paris, 
has, however, demonstrated recently that burning sugar 

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develops formic acetylene hydrogen, one of the most powerful 
antiseptic gases known. Five drams of sugar (77.16 grains) 
were burned under a glass bell holding ten quarts. After the 
vapor had cooled, bacilli of typhus, tuberculosis, cholera, 
small-pox, etc., were placed in the bell in open glass tubes, 
and within half an hour all the microbes were dead. 

All of the above will purify the atmosphere, kill disease 
germs and drive away insects. 


INCENSE USED BY THE ANCIENTS. 

This is one of the three articles which the wise men took 
as offerings to the Saviour at the time of His birth as stated 
in the Bible. It is a delightful perfume which calms the nerves 
and soothes the air passages. Obtain a small quantity of gum 
olibanum (frankincense) of the druggist and ignite a lump of 
it on a tin dish, letting it burn until all is consumed. 


SANITARY SWEEPING METHOD. 

This is a great labor saver and health preserver. It carries 
all the sweepings before it, keeps the dust down and cleanses 
floors and carpets. 

Dust is one of the greatest conveyors of disease and the 
tremendous danger from this source is little realized by the 
average person. Filth, excretions, and disease spores are car¬ 
ried from the street into the home where they become dry and 
pulverized and in this condition they remain, alive but inactive, 
like seeds, until planted, by inhalation or otherwise, in the 
human body, where they find proper conditions for germination 
and growth. 

Nearly every disease is in this manner contagious and it is 
very difficult to trace an illness to this subtle cause. 

Use the carpet sweeping compound given in the following 
article or crumple several single sheets of newspaper into a 
large ball and dip in warm water until thoroughly wet through. 

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Squeeze out surplus water so that it is damp but not too wet 
or dry; tear into pieces and spread it or the compound in a 
line along the edge of the carpet or floor at the side of the room 
where you are to begin sweeping. Sweep this line of paper or 
compound down to the other end of the room, always keeping 
some of the moist paper or compound in front of each stroke 
of the broom, and you will not have any dusting to do. 


CARPET SWEEPING AND CLEANING COMPOUND. 

This compound cleanses and purifies and collects all dust. 
Washing powder, 2 oz.; common salt, 32 oz.; commeal, 64 oz. 
Mix the powders well and then sprinkle over the mixture, 
working in well with the hands, just enough household ammonia 
to make it stick or “ball” together when a handful is squeezed. 
Keep it in a tight vessel to prevent ammonia from evaporating. 

To use, sprinkle it over the carpet and sweep it up with a 
good stiff broom. If thoroughly done, it will make the carpet 
look almost like new. Any good washing powder will answer, 
such as Gold Dust, etc. 


WATERPROOFING PROCESS FOR CLOTHING AND 
FABRICS. 

Exhaustive tests made by the French War Department 
show that the following process is superior to rubber or any 
other known waterproofing for fabrics, as it leaves the cloth 
supple and porous. 

M. Balland recommends a bath of 1 part solution of acetate 
of alumina (7 deg. B.) to 40 parts water. Soak the fabric in it 
twenty-four horns and dry in the air. The solution of acetate 
of alumina may be obtained of wholesale drug houses. 

This recipe may be used in making waterproof outer wraps, 
since it leaves the cloth porous and makes it absolutely rain 
and moisture proof. Housekeepers will find many uses for 
materials so treated, for instance, kitchen and washday aprons 

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treated this way are a perfect protection for one’s dress, and 
stay clean much longer, as will also children’s rompers, wash- 
stand covers, splashers, and bath rugs which can also be water¬ 
proofed. If your umbrella cover is worn, a new one can be 
made from any kind of cloth if it is first dipped in this liquid. 
Perhaps its best use is for a cover to protect crib mattresses. 
For camping, a tent could be made at home, and if one goes 
boating much even one’s dresses are better waterproofed. 


CLOTHES CLEANING FLUID. 

Cleaners’ gasolene is a very high grade product, difficult 
to obtain in small quantities, and is not the same as that which 
is sold for ordinary purposes, which leaves a grease ring or 
spot as any one who has used it can testify. 

Deodorized benzine sold at drug stores is the best substitute 
for cleaners’ gasolene. Gasolene of any kind is very dangerous 
to use on account of its inflammability. 

Coal tar benzole, which may be obtained at paint stores is 
more solvent and better than gasolene for most all cleaning 
purposes. Use the same as you would gasolene and then hang 
the article in the air, when the odor will soon disappear. Some 
of the larger paint supply houses sell deodorized benzole, which 
is superior to the ordinary kind. 


CLEANING AND REMOVING STAINS. 

A good cleaning fluid for silks and gloves is composed of 
deodorized gasolene, 1 quart; alcohol, chloroform and ether, 
of each oz.; add a few drops of oil of citronella or oil of 
wintergreen, just sufficient to disguise the odor. Caution, 
keep away from fire or lighted gas. 

All table linen stains, fruit and even coffee stains when 
cream has been used in the coffee, may be removed by rub¬ 
bing the spots with pure glycerine. Let it remain on a suf¬ 
ficient length of time then rinse out and repeat if necessary. 

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Plain coffee stains are removed with yolk of egg and warm 
water. 

Sugar, syrup and candy stains are removed in cleaning 
establishments by using chloroform. 

For red acid stains, use ammonia to neutralize the acid, then 
an application of chloroform restores the color, if the fabric 
has not been destroyed by the action of the acid. 

Old paint stains from silk and wool: Saturate the spot 
with turpentine for two days, then with kerosene for two 
days, then wash in deodorized benzine. 

Perspiration stains from white silks and satins: Apply per¬ 
oxide of hydrogen very carefully with a soft cloth. Perspira¬ 
tion stains can sometimes be removed from white goods by 
rubbing with soap and laying the garment in the hot sun. 

Ink stains from carpets: Wet thoroughly with kerosene; let 
it remain about one hour, then wash thoroughly with warm 
water and soap. 

Indelible ink stains from linens: Use corrosive sublimate. 
(Caution—this is poison.) 

Tar, pitch and rosin: Soften by applying lard or turpentine 
for a sufficient length of time, then wash out. 

Wax or paraffine: Place between blotting paper and apply 
a hot iron, moving the blotting paper frequently. 

Scorch spots from white goods: Wet a cloth with peroxide 
of hydrogen, wring it tight, lay it on the spot and iron care¬ 
fully with a hot iron. 

Renovating silks and velvets: Sponge black colors with 
alcohol; light colors with chloroform. 

Restoring faded black wool clothing: Sponge with a weak 
solution of ammonia and water. 

Cleansing delicate fabrics, silks, etc.: Add from two quarts to 
three gallons of boiling water to five cents’ worth of powdered 
soap bark, according to the delicacy of the fabric to be washed; 
let it steep for half an horn*, stirring well, then let settle thor¬ 
oughly and strain off clear through a piece of thin, clean 
white flannel or several layers of cheese cloth. Use this solution 

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with a soft sponge or flannel dipped in it, being careful to 
remove all dust from the article before cleaning; then smooth 
out and hang in the air to dry. 

A good general household cleaning fluid for all kinds of dirt, 
which is inexpensive and will not injure clothing, carpets or 
woodwork, is composed of aqua ammonia, 1 quart; powdered 
castile soap, 1 lb.; powdered saltpeter, 2 oz.; powdered borax, 
1 oz.; rain water, 2 gal. Dissolve the soap in the rain water 
by gentle heat, then add the borax and saltpeter and stir until 
thoroughly dissolved. Let it cool and settle, skim off the foam, 
then add the ammonia and bottle. 

Color-setting fluid for delicate fabrics is made of a solution 
of 1 tablespoon of ox-gall to 1 gallon of water. Soak delicate 
colors in this just prior to first washing, hang up to dry and 
then wash carefully and the colors will not run. 

Color-setting fluid for delicate fabrics: Two tablespoonfuls 
of common salt to 34 cup of vinegar to two gallons of water. 
Soak delicate colors in this prior to first washing, hang up to 
dry and then wash carefully and the color will not run. 

A stronger solution of ox-gall serves as an excellent cleaning 
fluid for delicate fabrics. 

To remove tea and coffee stains, immediately stretch the 
stained place over a bowl and pour boiling water through the 
stain. 

To take out grass stains: Wash the stain in alcohol and 
rinse in clear water, if possible while the stain is fresh. 

To remove rust stains: Saturate with lemon juice and cover 
with salt and lay in the sun. Repeat two or three times if 
necessary. 

To remove mildew: Rub over the marks with the juice of 
a raw tomato, sprinkle with salt and lay in the sun. Repeat 
two or three times if necessary. 

For blood stains: Saturate with kerosene oil and let stand 
a few minutes, then wash in cold water. 

French cleaner’s secret for kid gloves: Put the gloves on 
the hands and wash with spirits of turpentine, then remove 

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them, put them in shape and hang in a current of air until all 
odor has disappeared. 

See also “Clothes Cleaning Fluid” in this section. 


ICE SAVER. 

The principal cause of the rapid melting of ice is the down 
draught of warm air which strikes the top and sides of the cake. 
This action may be retarded by making a pad to % of an 
inch thick of all wool material composed of several layers of 
old blankets or felts, sewed together. 

This pad should be almost as large as the floor of the ice 
compartment of the refrigerator and should be waterproofed 
by saturating it with a solution of shaved paraffine dissolved 
in gasolene; then hang in the air to dry. Be careful of fire in 
using gasolene. 

This pad is to be placed on top of the cake of ice in the 
refrigerator and will make it last very much longer. 


FREEZING WITHOUT ICE. 

This method does not compare with ice for convenience and 
economy but is valuable in cases of sickness or emergencies 
when ice cannot be obtained. 

Prepare two powders as follows. First, 1 part by weight of 
powdered muriate of ammonia (sal ammoniac) thoroughly 
mixed with 2 parts by weight of nitrate of potash (saltpeter). 
The second is composed of only one ingredient, best Scotch 
soda (any other good soda will answer), crushed or ground. 
Keep separate in tightly corked glass receptacles. Provide two 
vessels, an inner one of metal and an outer one of wood; the 
outer one slightly larger than the other. Place the smaller 
inside of the larger and fill the space between with a solution 
composed of equal parts by measure of each powder and cold 
water or only sufficient water to melt them. 

The inner vessel is the freezing chamber. Cover well to 
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secure best results. Mix the solution only at the instant it is 
to be used. An ice cream freezer may be used for this purpose 
by removing the dasher, but it requires considerable solution 
to fill the space between the can and the tub. 

Other Freezing Mixtures. Equal parts of snow and sea salt 
sink the Fahrenheit thermometer to zero and is the standard 
taken for graduating that instrument. 

Nitrate of ammonia, 1 part; carbonate of soda, 1 part; 
water, 1 part. Reduces temperature from 50 degrees above 
zero to 7 degrees below zero. 

Snow or pounded ice, 12 parts; muriate of soda, 5 parts; 
nitrate of ammonia, 5 parts. Reduces temperature from any 
degree to 25 degrees below zero. 

PLANT FOOD. 

Mix nitrate of ammonia, 2 oz.; nitrate of potash, 1 oz.; 
sugar, 34 oz.; hot rain water, 34 pint. When dissolved, cool 
and keep in a bottle well corked. A few drops added to the 
water used on plants will produce luxuriant growth and blooms. 

A spoonful of bonemeal worked well into the soil about the 
roots of growing plants every three months acts as a concen¬ 
trated fertilizer and promotes the growth. 


HELPFUL HINTS. 

To make a cup of coffee almost as nourishing as a meal, first 
beat an egg in a cup, add a little cream, then the sugar, and 
lastly the coffee, which should be poured in gradually, beating 
constantly with a table fork. 

Powdered chalk and water cleans white paint quickly. 

Inner tissue membrane of an onion stops bleeding of cuts. 

To prevent liquids from boiling over, grease upper inside of 
vessel with butter or drop a lump of butter the size of a bean 
on top. 

Flannel cloth dipped in oatmeal cleans wall paper. 

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Dry clean hair brushes by rubbing them with flour, corn- 
meal or powdered clay. This prevents the bristles from falling 
out. 

Clean toilet combs by brushing lengthways of the teeth with 
an old whisk broom kept for the purpose. 

Lamp wicks can be prevented from smoking by soaking them 
in vinegar and drying thoroughly. 

Wash lamp chimneys in vinegar water and they won’t soot 
up so easily. 

A cloth dipped in very hot water and wrung out and often 
renewed will remove discoloration from bruises. 

Wash windows with clear water without soap and polish 
with crumpled newspaper. 

Sweet milk polishes patent leather. 

Fine ashes from a crevice in the stove moistened with water 
and rubbed on with a cork, is the quickest way to polish steel 
knives. 

Kerosene oil on a cloth removes sooty scum from the outside 
of pots quicker and easier than scouring preparations. 

A small amount of oil of wintergreen applied to the back of 
a porous plaster loosens it in a short time so that it may be 
removed without pain. 

Chew a piece of orange or lemon peel before taking castor 
oil or other disagreeable medicine. 

If a sprig of parsley dipped in vinegar is eaten after an onion, 
no unpleasant odor from the breath can be detected. 

Ammonia water removes odor of onions and fish from the 
hands. 

To preserve paint brushes, saturate with lard before laying 
away. 

To clean bottles, fill with water hot or cold, put in a little 
cinders and ashes and shake vigorously. 

Peel onions under water and your eyes won’t water. 

Dry paint can be cleaned from glass by softening it with 
strong ammonia or strong solution of lye applied with a cloth 
swab on a stick. 


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Mix mustard plasters with white of egg, or better still, 
lard, and they won’t blister. 

To stop a troublesome rooster from crowing, rub oil or grease 
on his head. 

To mend a leak in rubber hose or metal pipe, see that the 
surface is perfectly clean and dry, then wrap it spirally, over¬ 
lapping each turn one-half, with two or three layers of adhesive 
tire tape, letting the wrapping extend well beyond the leak in 
each direction. 

Common cornstarch or lycopodium powder is better than 
talcum powder for chafing. Fuller’s earth, powdered fine, is 
very healing also. 

New wood may be stained any color desired by applying a 
hot solution of cotton dyes sold in packages at drug stores. 
Varnish when thoroughly dry. 

To unscrew a tight cover, grasp it with a piece of sandpaper, 
sand side to the cover. 

Blue, sky-blue and pale green colors are more becoming to 
blonde complexions. Red, orange and yellow colors for bru¬ 
nettes. 

To prevent eyeglasses from falling off, rub a little powdered 
rosin or pink chalk on the sides of the bridge of the nose. 

Gasolene will remove skunk odor from clothing. Strong 
vinegar will remove it from the coats of animals. 

To purify water or milk, add a little lemon juice to it. Pro¬ 
fessor Koch, the great German chemist, stated that the citric 
acid in lemon juice would destroy all kinds of malignant 
germs, including cholera, in fifteen minutes. 

To remove burned food from enameled and granite ware, 
put a solution of cooking soda and water in the utensil and 
allow it to boil several minutes. To remove the brown stains 
which remain, scour with a cloth and slightly moistened table 
salt. This works like magic. If a little vinegar is boiled in 
enameled utensils they will not bum so readily. 

To tell which way the wind blows, moisten the forefinger in 
the mouth and hold it vertical, straight up overhead. The 
cool side will tell you. 


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To thread a sewing machine needle easily, place something 
white between the point of the needle and the foot of the 
machine. 

Wash and shrink new stockings before wearing them the first 
time and they will last twice as long. 

To bleach handkerchiefs which have become yellow:—Make 
a solution of pipe clay and warm water and soak them 
over night. Wash and boil them in the usual way and they 
will become beautifully white. 

Add one-half teacupful of shaved paraffine and the ordinary 
amount of soap to a boilerful of scalding water for washing 
clothes and it will remove grease and dirt without hard rubbing. 
It cleans and whitens them at the same time and in addition 
it will keep the iron from sticking and impart a finish to fabrics 
impossible to secure with starch alone. 

To peel an ordinary orange as easily as the “kid glove” 
variety, first scald it thoroughly. 

Thin a pint of stiff paperhangers’ paste with a pint of cold 
water and stir it in a pail of fresh whitewash to prevent it from 
peeling off. 

To tint lace any color, dissolve a little artists’ tube oil paint 
in a little gasolene and dip the lace in it, take it out, shake 
gently and dry in open air. Be careful of fire when using 
gasolene. 

Barbers put the keenest edge on their scissors by carefully 
filing the cutting bevel with a fine cut, smooth flat file. 

To make imitation ground glass, daub over the glass with a 
lump of putty lightly and evenly and let it dry on. 

Remove the anthers of flowers to prevent pollination and 
it will prolong their life. 

To revive wilted cut flowers, clip off the dead ends of the 
stems, stick them in very hot water for about five minutes and 
then put in a dark, cool place for about an hour. 

Vaseline, petrolatum, or pure castor oil, valuable in the 
order named, are the best leather softeners and preservatives. 
Shoemakers use kerosene oil to soften leather hardened from 
the effects of water. 


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Storage firms use oil of cedar to prevent moths. Whole 
cloves protect clothing from moths better than camphor. 
Benzine rubbed on the edge of carpets will kill and prevent 
moths. Oil of pennyroyal on a sponge, in a dish, in a safe place 
will attract and kill moths and drive away ants and water bugs. 

Oil of citronella drives away mosquitoes and is not poisonous 
or irritating to the skin. 

To prevent white fabrics such as tulle or silk evening gowns, 
choice lace or crepe shawls, becoming yellow when packed away, 
sprinkle bits of white wax freely among the folds. 

Wash a new flower pot clean, wrap it in a wet cloth, set it 
over butter in a place where a current of air can strike it and 
the butter will keep as hard as if on ice. 

When the cake of toilet soap is worn nearly thin enough to 
break, adhere it to the new cake by first emersing both in quite 
warm water, then press firmly together. When cold it will be 
one solid cake. Do the same with laundry soap. This does 
away with small pieces of soap and there is no waste. 

If brooms are soaked in boiling hot suds once a week, they 
will last twice as long and will not cut the carpet so much. 

Baking soda is a valuable help to economy in housekeeping. 
It is one of the least expensive and most indispensable articles 
in kitchen use, saving, as it does, flour, sugar and fuel. It is 
also a great aid to cleanliness, in that respect saving soap. 
A smaller quantity of flour is needed when soda is used in 
preference to baking powder or yeast. Acid fruits such as 
cranberries, gooseberries, plums, prunellas and rhubarb, re¬ 
quire almost an unlimited amount of sugar, much of which 
can be saved by stirring in, before sweetening, a little soda; 
as a general rule, a half teaspoonful to a quart of fruit. A little 
soda put into the water in which you boil your vegetables and 
tough meats will make them tender and sweet, besides hasten¬ 
ing the cooking, and thereby saving fuel. In warm weather 
meat may be freshened by washing in cold soda water before 
cooking. If slightly tainted, this treatment will effectually 
cure it. 

It is not only a saver of soap, but more cleanly—readily 

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removing grease from dishes, tinware and sinks. When added 
to dishwater no soap is needed, and you have no suds or greasy 
rim around the dishpan. Used in this way, it imparts that polish 
to the dishes so pleasing to dainty housekeepers. Baking 
soda dissolved in water is not only perfectly harmless, but 
delightful and cleansing to the most sensitive skin. 

Poor flour—or even good flour—can be improved by using 
good soda. Either will be completely spoiled by using poor 
soda; and what little is saved through a whole year by buying 
cheap soda is then thrown away many times over. The only 
safe way is to buy what is known to be the best. 

When sewing buttons on, if a narrow piece of tape is threaded 
through the button and a small hole pierced through the 
article, and the tape drawn through, and the ends of tape 
stitched down flat on the wrong side, the button will be found 
to last as long as the article. 

To clean black chip hats, rubbing with sweet oil is an excellent 
way, but be careful not to use too much, and then rub with a 
piece of black velvet till all the oil is removed. 

For a cure for squeaking boots and shoes, insert an awl care¬ 
fully between the layers of leather in the sole and with the 
machine oil can, oil the sole through the little opening thus 
produced. 

Kid gloves should never be mended with silk, as the silk 
cuts the kid, also showing the mend plainly. Cotton thread 
gives a much more satisfactory result. 

To remove stains from polished wood, trays or tables, 
caused by heated dishes, a thin paste made from salad oil and 
salt is very good. Spread it over the marked place and leave 
for an hour or more; then rub off with a soft cloth. 


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SECTION III. 


TOILET AND SELF-CULTURE. 

“Among all the fine arts, one of the finest is that of painting 
the cheeks with health.”—Ruskin. 

All worshipers before the shrine of ideal womanhood will 
be interested to know why actresses never grow old and how 
the Oriental women keep their complexions new and fresh 
like the bloom of youth, free from lines, enlarged pores, pimples, 
freckles, liver spots, sallowness or over-redness, etc. The 
treatments and formulas given in this section are secrets here¬ 
tofore beyond the reach of the^ general public, and are not only 
harmless and wonderfully effective, but are easy and inexpen¬ 
sive to prepare at home. 

Every woman desirous of preserving her youthful grace and 
beauty and enhancing her natural charms, which always 
means happiness and social success, should not fail to use these 
wonderful means to promote beauty. 

A poor complexion may result from either local or systemic 
causes and if the external applications fail to bring about the 
desired results, it is safe to assume that the blood or liver is at 
fault. In such cases the reader is referred to the internal 
remedies given in this section and the section on “Medical 
Remedies,” as it would be folly to expect to cure skin affec¬ 
tions, arising from the blood or liver, by external means alone, 
without inviting a return of the trouble in more serious form 
at some time in the future. 

Beauty and health go hand in hand and the study of beauty 
must begin with the study of health. Soft skins, fair com¬ 
plexions, flowing locks and rounded forms are rarely ever 
possible with a weak and sickly body. Health is the only 

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true and lasting foundation upon which physical beauty can 
be built. 

Beauty of mind and of the spirit are also essential, without 
which the other beauty is but a gilded tomb. 

These rare and precious possessions can transform even a 
plain woman into a charming one, and make one who is beauti¬ 
ful brilliant with radiance and unapproachable in grace and 
fascination. This ethereal and elusive spirit beauty shines 
out of the visage and expression, giving that endless vivacity, 
that deep generous goodness which sparkles in the eyes 
and illuminates the whole countenance. It is the outward 
sign of the soul within us; a glorious heritage which can 
only be enhanced by each individual’s life, actions and 
thoughts. 

This is the only recipe which will bring back the freshness 
of innocence and the calm, clear light of trustfulness to the 
eyes of those who are dulled by the cloying pleasures of the 
senses or hardened and branded by the indelible stigma of 
evil. Let each life be so ordered that by deeds of love and 
generosity, beautiful and refined feelings, and by sentiments 
of kindness and gentleness, the soul will be purified and en¬ 
nobled and again shine forth from its temple in youthful and 
magical splendor. 


SARAH BERNHARDT’S SKIN TONIC. 

Sarah Bernhardt, who is well known for her perennial youth¬ 
fulness, attributes the seeming miracle entirely to a special 
skin tonic which she favors. This eau sedative is said to have 
the effect of making the flesh firm and elastic, while strengthen¬ 
ing and whitening the skin and soothing the terrible “nerves” 
to which our twentieth century womanhood seems a ready 
prey. The recipe for the lotion is as follows: 

Half a pint of alcohol, two ounces of spirits of camphor, 
two ounces of spirits of ammonia and five ounces of seaJTsalt, 
to be added to sufficient boiling water to make a quart in all, 
when the mixture should be placed in a bottle and thoroughly 

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shaken before use. This lotion, which should be well rubbed 
into the skin daily, is said to be especially efficacious in taking 
the fatigue out of tired muscles. 


LILLIAN RUSSELL’S TEN RULES FOR BEAUTY. 

Lillian Russell says: “No girl is to blame if at sixteen she 
is not beautiful, but any woman is to blame if she is not beauti¬ 
ful before she reaches forty—beauty may sometimes be in¬ 
herited; it can always be achieved.” 

The following are her ten rules for beauty: 

1. Keep in the open as much as possible. Breathe deeply 
and regularly while walking. 

2. Live on a diet of eggs, fruit, vegetables and milk as much 
as possible. 

3. Take a warm bath daily and a sweat bath once a week. 

4. Dress loosely and not too warmly; wear no heavy- 
clothes or hats. 

5. Go to bed early and get up early. 

6. Sleep in a dark room with windows open and take from 
seven to eight hours’ sleep. 

7. Take one absolutely quiet day every two weeks, without 
reading, writing or visiting. 

8. Avoid worrying. Talk or hear no scandal. 

9. Marry and be the best friend it is possible for you to be 
to your husband. 

10. Be temperate in all pleasures. 


MADAME VESTRIS’ COMPLEXION PASTE. 

The following is the recipe for the paste by the use of which 
Madame Vestris, the celebrated English actress, is said to 
have preserved her beauty until very late in life; it is applied 
to the face on retiring for the night: 

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The white of four eggs boiled in rosewater, one-half ounce 
alum, one-half ounce oil of sweet almonds; beat the whole 
together till it assumes the consistency of a paste. 

ANNA HELD’S MILK BATHS. 

It was generally supposed that Anna Held took tub baths 
in several gallons of milk simply for advertising purposes, but 
such is not the case. Too much cannot be said of the benefits 
to be derived by the use of milk as a cosmetic. It feeds the 
skin and even the whole body, by skin absorption, if used 
externally in sufficient quantities. 

Buttermilk, sour milk or lemon buttermilk made by stir¬ 
ring the juice of half a lemon into a cup of sweet milk slowly, 
drop by drop, are unequaled in the whole list of beauty prepara¬ 
tions. Applied twice daily (prepare it fresh each time, don’t 
keep it over), no other preparation is required to clear the 
skin of freckles, discolorations, etc., and give it a beautiful, 
soft, smooth texture. 

A Substitute for Buttermilk. Lactic acid, 2 drops; gly¬ 
cerine, H dr.; tincture of benzoin, 10 drops; rosewater, 1 oz. 
This has somewhat similar medicinal effect but is not equal 
to the milk preparations. 

SEA SAND TREATMENT. 

The European sea sand beauty and health treatment has 
produced some wonderful results in reviving and rebuilding 
health and producing soft, velvety skin. 

This treatment is extremely simple. It consists of heating 
about one-half a bushel of sea shore sand quite hot and mas¬ 
saging the whole body vigorously with this sand for fifteen or 
twenty minutes daily. This stimulates the blood supply to 
the skin and all functions of the body; removes excretions 
and dead scarf skin and does not deplete vital force as does 
bathing with water. The beneficial results are out of all pro¬ 
portion to its seeming simplicity. 

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ORIENTAL WRINKLE REMEDY. 


Upon retiring, wash the skin thoroughly in warm water 
and commeal, using only the smallest quantity of the best 
imported castile soap, if any. Dry thoroughly with a soft 
cloth and massage parallel to and lengthwise of the wrinkles, 
not crosswise, for ten or fifteen minutes, with tips of fingers 
dipped in sweet almond oil. 

Some beauty specialists prefer the plaster treatment to 
any other method. The plasters may be either a good quality 
of court plaster or any simple sticking plaster which adheres 
firmly. Wash the skin thoroughly in warm water and com¬ 
meal without soap and massage gently lengthwise of the 
wrinkle for a minute or two, and when perfectly dry and free 
from oiliness, spread the skin so that the wrinkle is taken 
out as much as possible and perfectly flat, then, holding it so, 
apply a piece of the plaster cut considerably larger than the 
wrinkle. This must be so applied that the wrinkle is held open, 
allowing the flesh to fill it in during the night. Repeat several 
times. 

An excellent formula for a wrinkle plaster is as follows: 
Yellow dextrine, 4 oz.; powdered alum, 1 dr.; water enough 
to make a paste as thick as good glue. Give thin muslin or 
linen two coats, letting the first coat dry before applying the 
second. This is the thin plaster for small wrinkles. The thick 
plaster for large wrinkles is made of heavier grade of muslin 
or linen and three or four coats of the paste, letting each coat 
dry before applying the next. 

When thoroughly dry, cut off a strip of plaster one-quarter 
of an inch wide and not over one inch long, using two or more 
plasters for long wrinkles. Slightly moisten the adhesive side 
of the plaster with water to make it stick. Clean the skin and 
apply as above directed, placing it so that the wrinkle will be 
exactly in the center of plaster and be sure to press the 
plaster down firmly into the fold of the wrinkle and hold it 
in place with a cloth or handkerchief until it dries. If applied 
properly, this plaster will remove almost any wrinkle in one 
night. 


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The following formulas also are used to remove wrinkles: 

First. Sulphate of alumina, 1 sc. 16 gr.; pure water, 34 pint; 
mix, and bathe the face three times a day. 

Second. Fresh butter, 2 dr.; essence of turpentine, 2 dr.; 
mastic, 1 dr. 

ORIENTAL EYEBROW AND EYELASH GROWER. 

This is recommended by one of the highest authorities on 
such matters. It thickens them and makes them grow longer 
and is the method used in Oriental countries. 

Warm some sweet almond oil slightly to thicken it, so that 
it will not run into the eyes when applying to the lashes. Apply 
it carefully with a fine camel’s-hair pencil to the roots of each 
hair. Rub it into the eyebrows well with finger tips. 

In many Oriental countries sesame oil is considered unex¬ 
celled for thickening the eyebrows. 

Where the eyebrows are lighter than the hair, a little melted 
cocoa butter and almond oil will darken them and promote the 
growth. 


BALM OF YOUTH. 

This is an unexcelled beautifier, in some instances trans¬ 
forming the roughest, hardest and most wrinkled skin into the 
soft, smooth, pinky skin of youth. 

Phosphoric acid glacial, 134 oz.; lactic acid U. S. P., 34 dr.; 
thymol, 2J4 gr.; comp, floral otto, 1 dr.; distilled water to 
make 8 oz. Mix the acids and add the thymol dissolved in the 
otto, and let it stand twelve hours after shaking thoroughly. 
Then add 34 oz. fuller’s earth and 6 oz. of distilled water. Let 
this stand a week or longer, shaking it frequently and thor¬ 
oughly, then filter and pass enough distilled water through the 
filter to make the total volume 8 oz. , 

Directions: Add 30 drops to a wineglass of water and apply 
to face and arms with a small sponge or rag, and rub it with the 
fingers until it is absorbed. Rubbed on temples and forehead, 

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it is excellent for headache. About 30 drops added to a basin 
of water makes a bath that imparts a most delightful sensation 
of freshness and vigor. 

The comp, floral otto mentioned above is made as follows: 
Oil bergamot, 22 minims; oil lemon, 22 minims; oil orange, 22 
minims; oil rosemary, 12 minims; oil neroli, 12 minims. Mix. 
Keep in a cool, dark place. 


COSMETIC ELIXIR. 

Once, every one or two months, not oftener, take a teaspoon¬ 
ful of powdered willow charcoal in a teacupful of warm milk 
before retiring and in the morning take a thorough physic, not 
a mild one, using whatever physic agrees with you best for the 
purpose. This acts through the blood and produces astonishing 
results, giving a complexion like a lily. 


VELVET COMPLEXION LOTION. 

Clears the skin of pimples, blotches and freckles and removes 
roughness. 

Pure glycerine, 1 oz.; rosewater, 1 oz.; tincture of benzoin, 
1 teaspoonful. Mix by shaking well. Glycerine does not agree 
with some complexions and for that reason a number of prepa¬ 
rations are given below, all of which are safe to use, and effective 
in a large percentage of cases where they have been given a 
fair trial. 

Honey is a splendid cosmetic. It prevents chapping and 
roughness. Rub a little into the skin until it disappears. 

A safe and excellent cosmetic is made of an infusion of a 
tablespoonful of fresh grated horseradish in a cup of cold milk 
applied at bed time and well rubbed in. Horseradish contains 
a large proportion of vegetable sulphur which is specially 
beneficial to the skin. Mix it fresh each time. 

Remember that cheerfulness is one of the greatest pro¬ 
moters of health and beauty. 


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FACE WASH. 

Wash the face in quite hot water, using common table salt 
instead of soap, then rinse in cold water and dry; the face will 
feel like ivory. The salt not only whitens the skin but it also 
renders the flesh firm and solid. As a cosmetic take a teaspoon¬ 
ful of salt and add to it two teaspoonfuls of sweet milk. Appfy 
it to the face, leaving it overnight. The effect is magical. Men 
employed in salt mines are noted for their clear skins and pink 
and white complexions. No matter what beautifier may be 
used, the face must be thoroughly cleansed of the dirt and the 
grime it gathers through the day, and sometimes cold cream is 
better for this purpose than water. 


CUCUMBER COSMETICS. 

Cucumber preparations are astringent and cooling and 
specially beneficial to oily complexions. They refine and whiten 
the skin and contract large pores. 

Cucumber Pomade. Official French formula: Cucumber 
juice, 1200 parts, made by chopping cucumbers fine, squeezing 
out the juice and bringing it to a boil to coagulate the solid part, 
which is then strained off; lard, 1000 parts, veal suet, 600 parts; 
balsam of tolu, dissolved in spirit, 2 parts; rosewater, 10 parts. 
Melt the lard and suet in a bowl standing in a saucepan of boil¬ 
ing water, and beat in, a little at a time, the cucumber juice and 
rosewater, both previously warmed, then take off the stove, 
beating continuously while cooling, and when half cooled add 
the balsam of tolu and continue beating until cold. 

Cucumber Ointment. Soak 3 oz. of chopped and pounded 
cucumber in 1 oz. of spirit; allow this to stand for at least a 
day; squeeze out the spirit and then add this cucumber spirit 
to 15 parts of lard, 10 parts of spermacetti, and 1 part of white 
wax which have been previously melted and mixed in a water 
bath, and beat until cold. 

Cucumber Lotion. Into a Y pint bottle put lj^ oz. of 
cucumber juice, then half fill the bottle with elder flower water 

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and add 1 oz. of eau de cologne and shake well. Next add 3^ oz. 
of simple tincture of benzoin; shake slightly and fill the bottle 
to the top with elder flower water. Apply with soft cloth night 
and morning. 

Cucumber juice for this formula is prepared as follows: Use 
the fine green cucumbers and chop two good sized ones very 
fine, then pound to a paste and extract the juice by squeezing 
through a jelly bag. 

A simple method of obtaining the medicinal action of cucum¬ 
bers, when in season, is to cut off each end of a fresh cucumber 
and rub each piece around on the cut part until a white foamy 
substance exudes, then rub this end piece over the face and 
hands and let it dry on. 


SUPERIOR SKIN LOTION. 

Take 4 parts glycerine, 5 parts yolk of egg and 1 part lemon 
juice. Mix thoroughly and rub on after washing the skin. 

QUINCE SEED COSMETIC. 

Quince seed preparations enjoy an extensive vogue in Euro¬ 
pean countries, replacing cucumber, rose and other creams, 
for whitening the hands and face, softening the skin and correct¬ 
ing excessive redness, cracked skin, etc. They are not sticky- 
like other mucilages or greasy like ointments, but have the dis¬ 
advantage of not keeping for more than one month. 

Quince Lotion. Boil one drachm of quince seed in one-half 
pint of water for ten minutes, strain and bottle. Make it fresh 
as often as necessary. It may be used in place of soap and 
water, wiping off all excess and allowing it to dry, or a little 
may be smeared on after washing. 

HAND LOTION. 

As a means of whitening the hands, a little weak peroxide 
of hydrogen rubbed over them with a sponge will be found very 

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effective. This should not be done more than once a week or 
ten days, and all rings should be removed before it is applied, 
as the peroxide not only discolors the gold but the gems as well. 

HEALING OINTMENT. 

Excellent for chapped skin. Melt together equal weights of 
unsalted butter, fresh mutton tallow, beeswax and stoned raisins. 
Simmer until raisins are crisp but not burned. Stir well, strain 
and pour into cups or ointment jars. 

A very healing and soothing protection for chapped skin is 
made of paraffine, 1 oz.; paraffine oil, 3 oz. Melt and mix. 

PEACH BLOW SKIN BEAUTIFIER. 

Dissolve 4 parts by weight of powdered borax in 8 parts of 
pure glycerine and with this solution saturate 30 parts of white 
sand in the finest powder. To this add 80 parts of almond meal 
and perfume with a few drops of oil of bitter almonds. 

NATURE’S SOAP. 

Best cosmetic known for the hands. Keep a fresh lemon 
peel handy in the kitchen and rub the pulp side on the hands 
to remove stains of all kinds and roughness. This is a really 
wonderful cleanser and leaves the skin soft and white. 

The writer knows of one housekeeper who used nothing but 
this as a cosmetic for twenty years, and with all the usual 
skin-staining, reddening and roughening effect of household 
duties, her hands showed no signs of hard work and were as 
soft and smooth and natural colored as if she had been a lady 
of leisure all her life. 

SKIN-FOOD COMPLEXION SOAP. 

An inexpensive and valuable cleansing preparation. Cut 
fine a sufficient amount of white castile soap and add water to 
cover it. Boil until dissolved to the consistency of cream. If 


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too thin, add more soap; if too thick, add a little water. For 
each ordinary size cake of soap used, add to the soap solution 
boracic acid, 1 teaspoon; tincture of benzoin, 34 teaspoon; 
lac sulphur, 34 teaspoon; and stir it thoroughly. Then stir in 
enough commeal to make a thin paste and pour into shallow 
pan J4-inch deep and stir until it begins to set, and when almost 
cold score it into convenient size cakes. When cold break into 
cakes and place where the air can dry them. It is better after 
it has been dried out two or three days. 

Even scouring the face and hands with good pure soap suds 
and a couple of tablespoonfuls of commeal will work wonders 
in cleansing, softening and beautifying the skin. 

PETROLEUM CURE FOR BALDNESS, THIN OR FALLING 

HAIR. 

Go bareheaded as much as you can, wear a white hat with 
ventilation holes in the crown. Use crude petroleum lavishly 
on the head and massage the scalp for ten minutes, then wipe 
the head well with a canton-flannel cloth and so keep the treat¬ 
ment up every day. At the end of ten days no hair will fall out 
and in three months you will have a head of hair as smooth as 
beaver fur. 


BOXWOOD CURE FOR BALDNESS. 

It is said that this preparation will cause hair to grow on bald 
heads if the roots are alive. Make a strong decoction of box¬ 
wood, the kind which grows in the garden hedge, and add 
just enough alcohol to keep it. Rub into roots well and let it 
dry in. 


THIN AND FALLING HAIR. 

The scalp worm, a minute parasite, is the most prolific cause 
of thin or falling hair. It lodges down close to the roots of the 
hairs and feeds on them until the hair falls out. Another cause 
is washing the hair too frequently as is also the use of tight hat 
bands, unventilated hats and strong shampoo soaps or liquids. 

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If the scalp worm is to blame, rubbing the pulp side of a 
fresh lemon peel over the scalp once or twice a day will soon 
put an end to the trouble. The other causes explain their 
respective cures. 


DRY SHAMPOO. 

A dry commeal shampoo is a splendid way to cleanse the 
hair without injury. Rub it in well by the handful and brush 
out thoroughly. 

The following is the compound formula: One pound white 
pearl commeal; 6 oz. powdered orris; 1 oz. fine table salt; 1 
oz. of fuller’s earth. Mix well by sifting. To use: Sift care¬ 
fully over the hair and scalp, parting the hair to let it reach 
the skin, rub in well with the fingers and bmsh, and after an 
hour or so bmsh out clean. You will be delighted with the 
result. 


EGG SHAMPOO. 

It should be made fresh each time. In a pint bottle put 1 
raw egg, 34 oz. of glycerite of borax and 1 tablespoonful of 
water and shake all together thoroughly. 


MEXICAN YUCCA ROOT HAIR INVIGORATOR. 

A solution of powdered yucca (amole) root, “nature’s vege¬ 
table soap,” in water, has long been in use by the Mexicans 
and Indians for washing the hair and delicate fabrics and is 
largely responsible for the beautiful hair which these primitive 
people are noted for. It shampoos, reduces dandruff, beautifies 
and promotes a new and vigorous growth of hair and is highly 
recommended by beauty experts. 


SOAP BARK DANDRUFF CURE. 

Shampoos and produces beautiful growth of hair. Powdered 
soap bark (quillaja), 1 part; alcohol, 4 parts. Add sufficient 

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essence of bergamot to give a pleasant but not strong odor. 
Apply as required but not oftener than once a week. Powdered 
soap bark, used in place of soap, with water makes an excellent 
shampoo and skin cleanser and corrects bad odors. The 
powder snuffed up the nose is said to be a permanent cure for 
chronic catarrh and is useful for washing delicate fabrics. 


OIL OF EUCALYPTUS. 

Australian oil of eucalyptus (other kinds are useless) is a 
remarkable remedy for the scalp and skin. 

For the scalp, first wash with antiseptic soap; rinse and 
dry thoroughly; then apply one-half of a teaspoonful of euca¬ 
lyptus oil, drop by drop, to the scalp with glass medicine dropper, 
and rub it in gently. Promotes growth of hair. Use for ten 
days out of thirty. 

To remove dandruff, rub well-beaten yolk of egg into the 
scalp for five minutes, rinse and dry thoroughly; then use 20 
drops of oil of eucalyptus applied with medicine dropper. 

In baths, use one teaspoonful of oil of eucalyptus to the 
tubful of water. Excellent for children. Gives a clear, soft 
skin. 


SAGE HAIR TONIC. 

This formula has sold for large sums of money and will 
prevent gray hair in most cases. 

Boil 1 cup of dried sage in 1 quart of water for twenty minutes. 
Strain, cool and put into a quart bottle. Then add one tea¬ 
spoonful of pulverized borax and shake well. Keep in a cool 
place. Brush the hair thoroughly and rub in the tonic, then 
dry it in before the fire. 


SAGE TONIC FOR DRY HAIR. 

One oz. sage and steep it in pint boiling water for ten minutes; 
strain and add 2 oz. glycerine, 3^2 oz. powdered borax, oz. 

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of lac sulphur, }/£ oz. tincture of cantharides, bergamot sufficient 
to perfume. Apply twice a week with the hand and rub thor¬ 
oughly in. 


EXCELLENT HAIR TONIC. 

Castor oil, 1 gal.; alcohol, 95 per cent, 1% gal.; tincture 
cantharides, 3 oz.; tincture orris root, 3 oz.; tincture ben¬ 
zoin, 13 ^ oz.; oil sandalwood, 10 drops; oil bergamot, 4oz.; 
oil verbena, dr.; oil cloves, 40 drops; oil bitter almonds, 
20 drops. Smaller quantities may be made with same propor¬ 
tions of ingredients. Dissolve all oils in alcohol, then add other 
ingredients. Agitate and mix freely. Apply sparingly with 
glass medicine dropper and rub gently. 

TONIC FOR DRY HAIR. 

Castor oil, pint; alcohol, 3^2 pint; tincture cantharides, 
Y 2 oz.; oil bergamot, 2 dr. Apply with tips of fingers and gently 
rub into scalp with a circular motion. Hair tonics should not 
be used continuously. 

Goose grease rubbed into the roots of the hair with finger tips 
has great virtue. It is better than bear’s grease or any other 
kind of grease or oil for the hair. 


GENUINE INDIAN REMEDY FOR GREY HAIR. 

Make a strong tea of the roots of the grape vine and wash 
the hair with it two or three times a month. Gather a good 
supply of the roots to keep on hand and make a small quantity 
of the tea fresh each time it is used; don’t keep it over. 


GENUINE GYPSY HAIR DYE. 

This dye costs practically nothing and is absolutely harmless. 
Gather 1 lb. of hickory nut hulls (known in certain parts of 
America and Europe as walnut hulls) at the end of summer, 
when the nuts are ready for picking. Chop them fine and pound 

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to a pulp. Stew them in water, strain and evaporate the liquor 
on the back of the stove until a deep black color is obtained. 
It may be used at once, or to keep it add a little alcohol and a 
few bruised cloves, then set aside with occasional agitation for a 
week or two, pour off and keep in a cool place. This is the 
celebrated hair dye of the venerable Paulus Aegineta. 

The leaves of the tree may be used when the hulls are not 
procurable but much more is required to produce the same 
quantity of dye. Before using, test the dye on a small bunch 
of combings to see if the color is deep enough and of proper 
shade. 


SUPERFLUOUS HAIR REMOVER. 

The electric needle applied by a specialist is a safe and effective 
means of removing superfluous hair, but those who cannot 
afford this rather expensive treatment will find the following 
application quite satisfactory: 

To one pint of medicinal peroxide hydrogen add 1 teaspoonful 
of concentrated aqua ammonia. Wet the hair to be removed 
thoroughly with this solution about once a week. The peroxide 
will bleach the hair and render it less conspicuous and the 
ammonia will gradually kill the roots. 

Lillian Russell recommends a solution of peroxide of hydrogen, 
2 parts, to aqua ammonia, 1 part. This is quite strong and if 
it irritates the skin too much apply cold cream afterwards. 

In some cases it is advisable to pull out the hairs, after which 
a very weak solution of aqua ammonia and water should be 
applied to the roots every day or so. Repeat the treatment 
several times and it will do the work if faithfully continued. 

A depilatory recommended by Cora Brown Potter, the 
English actress, is as follows: Barium sulphide (get the genuine, 
not the cheaper sulphide of lime which is often substituted), 
starch and zinc oxide, equal parts, made into a paste with water. 
Paint on the hairs with a brush and let it remain on five or ten 
minutes or until the skin tingles or smarts, then shave off with 
the back of a knife and wash thoroughly. If the skin is tender 

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or if this is too strong, the amount of the barium sulphide may¬ 
be reduced. 

Caution: All hair removing preparations are dangerous if 
the skin is tender or sensitive and should never be used except¬ 
ing under the direction of a physician. 


CERTAIN CURE FOR PIMPLES AND ERUPTIONS. 

Wash thoroughly and apply powdered burnt alum either 
dry or made into a paste with water. This is a powerful astrin¬ 
gent, antiseptic healer. It will smart a little when first applied 
but will soon cease. 

Tincture of myrrh applied without dilution is another good 
remedy for certain forms of chronic eruptions, as is also peroxide 
of hydrogen. 

The sulphur bath cures nearly every description of skin dis¬ 
ease, including some forms of leprosy. Eczema is cured by one 
or two applications and it is a specific for scurf on the face, head 
or body; scrofulous eruptions and pimples. The sulphur fume 
bath is taken by exposing the whole body or the affected local 
part to the fumes of burning sulphur for a short period by means 
of a bath cabinet or substitute arrangement of sheets. Next to 
the fume bath in effectiveness is the sulphur water bath pre¬ 
pared by dissolving 1 oz. sulphuret of potassium in 8 gal. of 
water, which makes it about the strength of 1 part sulphuret of 
potassium to 1000 parts of water. The sulphur baths are power¬ 
ful curative measures and must be used with discretion. 

For local applications, an ointment composed of Y dr. of 
sulphuret of potassium to 1 oz. of lard; a wash made of Y 2 dr. 
of sulphuret of potassium to 1 fluid oz, of water; or a lotion 
containing 1 dr. of sulphuret of potassium dissolved in 8 oz. of 
water and thoroughly mixed with 2 dr. of soft soap, may be used 
more conveniently than the baths. The lotion is the mildest 
application of the three, leaving very little odor and does not 
soil linen. 

An ointment for chronic herpetic eruptions and skin diseases 
with yellowish oozing discharges, is made of 1 part by weight 

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of finest pulverized black lead, to three or four parts lard. 
Tincture of myrrh is also good for these forms of skin affec¬ 
tions. 

Chronic acne rosacea may be cured by applying a small 
quantity of a mixture of equal parts of oil of cajaput and olive 
oil three times daily. 

For all skin troubles, eat plenty of greens, such as dandelion, 
spinach, beet tops, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, lettuce, etc., 
and avoid too much salt, fat or starchy foods. The coarser 
milling products, such as entire wheat, bran, and graham 
breads; shredded wheat, flaked wheat, etc., contain a large 
percentage of sulphur and silica needed for the health of the 
skin and hair. White flour products are very injurious in these 
affections. Keep the bowels open and regular by the occasional 
use of fresh, fluid citrate of magnesia. 

Homeopathic tablet triturates of sulphur, 6x; kali sul- 
phuricum, 6x; silica, 12x; calcarea fluorica, 12x; calcarea 
sulphuricum, 6x; and carbo. veget., 3x; taken internally, 
furnish the required natural elements of healthy skin and hair, 
and are slow acting but wonderfully effective remedies for all 
skin troubles. 


UNNATURAL REDNESS OF THE SKIN. 

This unsightly blemish is a congestion of blood caused by 
local inflammation or chronic disorder of some internal organ. 
Red nose and chin are usually an indication of chronic indiges¬ 
tion or bowel trouble when not caused by an injury. Red 
patches on the cheeks may be caused by inflammation of the 
lungs, especially if attended by fever. If the redness is of local 
origin, Phillips’ milk of magnesia or spirits of camphor applied 
liberally at bedtime and allowed to remain on all night will 
usually remedy the difficulty. Otherwise a regular course of 
medical treatment may be necessary to put the system in 
proper condition. See also “Chronic Acne Rosacea” in pre¬ 
ceding article. 


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WARTS, MOLES AND BLACKHEADS. 


Remedy for Warts. Dip a wooden toothpick or broomstraw 
into muriatic acid and rub the drop that adheres to it over the 
top of the wart and allow it to dry on. Repeat this morning 
and evening for a few days. In a week or so if the warts are 
still there repeat for a few days. It hurts no more than a drop 
of water and it has never failed in fifty years to effect a perfect 
cure, leaving no scar and causing no pain or inconvenience. 
No remedy could be easier to apply or more satisfactory in its 
results. It must not be put on the healthy skin around the 
wart, nor into the crevices of the wart if split open, as it will 
smart if so used. Keep the acid away from children, as it is 
poisonous. 

Moles. Moles can be removed with a sun-glass. Seat the 
patient in a chair in a clear, strong sunlight and bring the con¬ 
centrated rays of the sun-glass to bear on the mole for a minute 
or two, or less if a burning sensation is felt. If burned so as to 
cause pain, dress it with vaseline or some healing ointment. 
In a short time the mole will scale off and new skin form. 
Repeat if not successful the first time. 

Dr. William Thompson’s Formula for Blackheads. Take pre¬ 
cipitated sulphur, 1 dr.; green soap, 1 dr.; precipitated chalk, 
dr.; zinc ointment, 1 oz. Mix together thoroughly. Keep 
the skin well covered with this ointment during the night and 
most of the blackheads may be washed out in the morning. 

Powdered borax well rubbed in before washing will facilitate 
the removal of blackheads. 

Blackheads are an indication of debilitated and relaxed skin 
and are best cured by building up the general health. 


FRECKLES AND TAN. 

A daily application of a weak solution of medicinal per¬ 
oxide of hydrogen will bleach freckles. Be careful not to get 
it near the hair as it will bleach hair also. The following for¬ 
mulas are highly recommended for freckles: 

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Ox-gall, 6 oz.; camphor, V /2 sc.; burnt alum, sc.; borax, 
1 dr.; rock salt, 2 oz.; rock candy, 2 oz. 

Take grated horseradish and put in very sour milk; let it 
stand four hours, then wash the face night and morning. 

Rectified spirits, 1 oz., or brandy, V /2 oz.; water, 8 oz.; 
orange-flower water, Y 2 oz., or rosewater, 1 oz.; dilute muri¬ 
atic acid, 1 teaspoonful. Mix thoroughly and apply two or 
three times a day to the freckles with a camel’s hair brush after 
washing. 

Lemon juice, 1 oz.; powdered borax, }/i dr.; sugar, 
dr. Mix and let stand in a glass bottle for a few days, then rub 
on the face and hands night and morning. 

Tan is removed with a mixture of glycerine and lemon juice, 
equal parts. 

A bad liver causes yellow skin and this must be remedied 
before a permanent cure can be expected. 


GALEN’S CERATE. 

The original complexion cream as compounded by the cele¬ 
brated Roman physician, Claudius Galen. It is an excellent 
ointment for cleansing and keeping the skin soft. 

Melt 3^2 oz. of white wax with 2 oz. of sweet almond oil in a 
small pan standing in an outer vessel of boiling water. When 
thoroughly fluid, add slowly, little by little, beating smartly all 
the while with a table fork, from 1J4 to 2 oz. of rosewater pre¬ 
viously warmed. Continue beating until entirely cold and 
then put into ointment jars. The more rosewater it contains the 
more cooling it will be. Some prefer Y oz. of spermacetti and Y 
oz. of white wax substituted for the Y oz. of white wax in the 
above formula. 

Another formula for cold cream which contains borax, is as 
follows: Oil of sweet almonds, 3 oz.; white wax, 1J4 oz.; sper¬ 
macetti, 1 oz.; powdered borax, 20 gr.; water V/i oz.; otto of 
rose, 7 drops. Melt over a sand bath, or in a vessel standing 
in an outer vessel containing water, the three first named ingre¬ 
dients. Dissolve the borax in the water and add slowly, stirring 

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meanwhile. Remove from the fire and beat with a wooden or 
bone spatula, as you would beat eggs, for a half hour, or until 
it is cold; then add the otto. 


THEATRICAL MAKE-UP CREAM. 

Cora Brown Potter, the famous English actress, recommends 
a make-up cream containing olive oil in place of almond oil as 
olive oil will absorb more water and is therefore more cooling, 
but almond oil gives a whiter cream. 

Her recipe is as follows: 

Melt oz. of white wax in a saucepan, then add slowly Y 
pint of olive oil, stirring all the while, next stir in about 1 oz. 
of rosewater. Then remove the saucepan from the fire and 
continue stirring and beating it until cold and solid. If too 
thick in winter it can be remelted and more oil added and in 
summer it may be necessary to add more wax. 


ALMOND COMPLEXION CREAM. 

Spermacetti, Y oz.; white wax, Yi oz.; sweet almond oil, 
2 Y 2 fluid oz.; water, 6 fluid dr.; borax, 15 gr.; oil of bitter 
almonds, 2 drops. Melt the wax and spermacetti at a mod¬ 
erate heat, add the oil, place the mixture in a warmed deep 
dish, carefully add the water, in which the borax has previ¬ 
ously been dissolved. Mix continuously with an egg beater, 
until the mixture is soft, smooth and creamy. To be applied 
to the hands and face after a warm water or steam bath, just 
before retiring at night. 


NON-GREASY FACE CREAM. 

Com flour, 1Y dr.; water, 10 oz.; glycerine, 5 dr. With 
a little water make the flour into a paste; slowly stir in the 
rest to prevent lumping. Bring to a boil and when cool add 
the glycerine. 


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GREASELESS MASSAGE CREAM. 


This cream is used extensively in England. Tragacanth, 
15 gr.; glycerine, 2 dr.; elder or orange-flower water, 1 oz. 
Rub gently into the skin, taking care to go parallel to any 
lines or wrinkles, using the finger tips for the face and the palm 
of the hand for other parts of the body. 


BUST DEVELOPER AND SKIN FOOD. 

Buy of your druggist the best quality cocoa butter. Melt 
and pour into jars, adding a little perfume while melted. Use 
like any ordinary cream. This is a toilet cream, massage cream, 
bust developer, and skin food combined. Used by the leading 
beauty specialists of the country, to which much of their success 
is due. 


DR. VAUCAIRE’S REMEDY. 

Galega was used for many years in France by physicians 
for increasing the size of the breast and stimulating a flow 
of milk, where there was a marked deficiency in the case of 
a young mother. Dr. Vaucaire, a physician of high standing, 
discovered by experimenting that a tonic which he calls “Dr. 
Vaucaire’s Remedy for Flabby Breasts ” will increase the growth 
and make the breasts firm and round. Unfortunately, in this 
country it has been very difficult to get the true extract of the 
plant. The Vaucaire remedy is a general tonic, but apparently 
only has the local effect of noticeably increasing the size of the 
bust. 

It is impossible to tell how long it will take in each case, as 
individuals differ so much as to the effect of medicine. In some 
cases the remedy has been noticeably effective at the end of a 
fortnight; in others the patient has taken it three months with¬ 
out results, and later has had most remarkable success. 

The formula is as follows: 

Imported French liquid extract galega (goatsrue), 10 grams; 
lacto phosphate of lime, 10 grams; tincture of fennel, 10 grams; 

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simple syrup, 400 grams. Dose, two soupspoonfuls with water 
before each meal. Dr. Vaucaire also advises the drinking of 
malt extract during meals. 

This formula may be filled at any first-class large drug store, 
but the smaller establishments seldom keep the true French 
extract of galega. 

When taking this preparation, which is really a tonic, it is 
necessary to avoid becoming bilious. Any old-fashioned remedy 
will prevent this trouble. Deep breathing exercises, a good 
brace to hold the shoulders back, and a skin food (olive oil, 
cocoa butter or any flesh-building cream), rubbed on the breasts 
at night will assist and hasten the development. 

Do not use vinegar or acid foods or drinks as these will 
counteract the work of the remedy. 

Hold the chest high; drink freely and often of pure cold 
water; sleep as much as possible; keep your nerves calm; 
every morning bathe the breasts with cool water, rubbing gently 
but briskly afterward with a coarse Turkish towel. 


ANTI-FAT REMEDY. 

Homeopathic phytolacca berry tablets, or a preparation 
known as “Phytoline,” which is the expressed juice of poke 
berries, are safe and reliable fat reducers. 

In addition to these, drink nothing but sassafras-bark tea, 
made by boiling slowly 1 oz. of bark in 1 quart of water for half 
an hour. Keep it covered and in a cool place, heating it for use 
if desired. 

Bathing in a strong solution of epsom salts or rock salt will 
assist considerably, and let meals be composed of a large per¬ 
centage of greens, even as great as three or four times as many 
green vegetables as the total cereals, breads, sweets, starches or 
fat foods. This will reduce flesh to normal in a very short time 
and greatly improve the general health. 

An exclusive diet of skimmed milk, with vichy taken between 
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quick method of reducing flesh. She recommends also the 
following exercise: 

Lie out straight on a rug or even the bare floor and roll over 
and over across the room ten times or more. 


HOW TO TAKE ON FLESH. 

Relax the body as often as you think of it. Refuse to worry. 
Drink plenty of water between meals. Eat whatever you crave 
and as great a variety as possible. Sleep as much as you can. 
Keep the mind tranquil. Study and exercise only moderately. 
Take six well-beaten raw eggs a day; massage the whole body 
with olive oil or any pure skin food at night, and drink a tumbler¬ 
ful of fermented milk after each meal and before retiring. Fer¬ 
mented milk is made as follows: 

Heat 2 quarts of fresh sweet milk, unskimmed, to a tempera¬ 
ture of 100 degrees F.—not beyond; add 4 tablespoons of sugar 
and a small yeast cake previously liquefied with the smallest 
amount of cold water. When cool enough, pour into thor- 
ougly clean bottles to within two inches of the top, to allow for 
fermentation. Cork tightly, tie the corks and let the bottles 
stand in a warm place for twelve hours. Then put them on ice 
or in a cool place and when cold it is ready for use. Keep them 
on ice. 

Sanatogen, a proprietary preparation for sale at drug stores, 
is a very efficient food tonic to build up the body when loss of 
flesh is caused by worry, study or nervousness. 


TO REDUCE DOUBLE CHINS. 

Rub in well each night a strong warm solution of epsom salts 
or brown rock salt such as is sold at feed stores. Cloths satu¬ 
rated in these hot solutions and applied frequently, renewing as 
often as they become cool, will assist the action. 

Spirits of camphor applied freely at night is effective in some 
cases. Remember that nature works gradually. 

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Sheet rubber bandages made for the purpose and sold by 
beauty specialists have proved successful in many cases which 
have resisted all other treatment. 

TOOTH POWDER. 

This powder is the purest, cheapest and best known. Used 
twice or three times a week this powder will keep the teeth in 
beautiful condition and make the gums firm and healthy. 

Powdered areca nut charcoal, Yl oz.; powdered cuttle fish, 
2 dr.; powdered myrrh, 1 dr. Mix thoroughly. Flavorings and 
essential oils attack the enamel of the teeth and should not be 
used. Powdered willow charcoal may be substituted if areca 
nut charcoal is too costly or difficult to obtain. 

Another good formula: Crude chalk obtained of paint stores 
(precipitated chalk is not so good), scraped fine, 6 parts; pow¬ 
dered willow charcoal, 2 or three parts; powdered myrrh, 1 part, 
by measure, not by weight. Mix thoroughly. 

BEST FACE POWDER. 

This powder heals, nourishes, prevents chafing; has a velvety 
feel and agrees with all skins, no matter how sensitive. Grind 
well-dried whole barley (not pearl barley) in a food chopper, 
using the nut butter grinder or any other device which will 
powder it very fine, then sift through gauze. This powder is 
not equalled by any known at the present day. 

VIOLET POWDER. 

Powdered starch, 1 lb.; powdered orris root, 3 oz.; oil lemon, 
20 drops; oil of lavender, 10 drops; oil cloves, 5 drops. Grind 
or triturate well together and sift through a fine sieve. 

ROSE POWDER. 

Rice flour, 1 lb.; rose pink, 5 gr.; oil of rose, 10 drops; oil of 
sandalwood, 5 drops. Mix. 


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NATURAL RED LIPS. 


From very ancient times lemon has been the favorite means 
of giving a natural redness to the lips. If cracked, they should 
be healed first with the cure for chapped skin, and then rub a 
slice of lemon on them daily, just sufficient to cause a tingling 
sensation. The same application may be used for the cheeks. 


BLOOM OF ROSES. 

This preparation is used extensively in France under the 
name of “Vinaigre de Rouge” as an artificial coloring for the 
cheeks and lips. 

Carmine, No. 40, 1 dr.; water of ammonia, 2 dr.; rosewater, 
4oz.; spirit of rose, 2 dr. Dissolve carmine in water of ammonia, 
then add the other ingredients. 

A very good and safe home-made substitute for artificial 
coloring is water in which blood beets have been cooked. It 
should be evaporated sufficiently to bring it to a deep red color 
and about 10 per cent, of alcohol added to keep it. 


BLOOM OF THE ORIENT. 

This is a very good cosmetic, but it does not agree with all 
skins. 

Oxychloride of bismuth, 34 oz.; water 134 pints; rosewater, 
34 pint; oil of neroli, 5 drops; spirits of sandalwood, 34 dr. 
Triturate and mix very thoroughly. 


BEAUTY HINTS. 

Sound sleep is one of the greatest aids to beauty and women 
require more sleep than men. A woman should not sleep less 
than eight or nine hours out of twenty-four. From sunset 
to 12 midnight is the time when the earth force which eliminates 
the waste materials of the body and rebuilds the tissues des¬ 
troyed by the wear and tear of the day, is on the increase and 

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most active in its beautifying effect, therefore get as much sleep 
during this period as possible. 

Cheerfulness is a great promoter of beauty and we can be 
cheerful by overlooking the small annoyances of life. Cultivate 
cheerfulness no matter what the circumstances are that sur¬ 
round us. 

Be interested in many persons and subjects. Be calm but not 
stupid. Be much with the young. Take a youthful view of 
everything. Yield to no violent emotions, especially anger and 
hatred. Avoid petty emotions, as envy, and much consideration 
of petty things. Everyone knows how sourness, complaining 
and a chronic bad disposition will cut deep lines into the face 
and show itself with unmistakable signs in the carriage and 
surroundings of an individual. 

Try the laugh cure for your troubles. Force yourself to laugh 
at every trouble no matter how serious it may be, and you will 
soon learn what a powerful, definite effect good nature has in 
removing the obstacles of life. Mourning or complaining can 
do no good, and they only enlarge the trouble, destroy beauty 
and sap vitality. 

When you feel most like crying, sing your favorite song 
instead, and learn the magical power of music. 

To soften the hands, rub them with sweet almond oil at night 
and wear loose fitting gloves to protect the bed linen. 

A teaspoonful to a tablespoonful of aqua ammonia to a basin 
of water will remove body odors effectively. 

For excessive perspiration, bathe the parts with a solution 
of permanganate of potash and water. 

Scars left by pimples will disappear if massaged with a good 
skin food. 

Strong soap or hot water should seldom be used on the face or 
hands. 

To test soap for use on the skin, touch the cake to the tongue. 
If the taste is not too strong or sharp, it may safely be used on 
the face and hands. 

Water used on the face should be warm, not hot. Never use 

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hot water on the face; in time it will make the skin dry and 
yellow. 

Alcoholic drinks ruin beauty. 

Menstrual pains destroy beauty. They are a warning to build 
up the general health, but the following is a certain relief: 
Five to 10 drops (not over 10) of oil of sassafras on a lump of 
sugar, and repeat in six hours if pains continue that long. 

Hair should always be cut during the first three days of the 
new moon. This will make it grow luxuriantly. 

Running the fingers through the hair thoroughly each night 
and gently pulling out all sickly or dead hairs, then brushing 
it thoroughly with care, will increase its growth in a great 
measure. 

THE SECRET OF HAPPY MARRIED LIFE. 

Always bear in mind that marriage is the union of two im¬ 
perfect characters. When the better half is tired or hungry, 
forbear; and under provocation, observe a discreet silence until 
rest and nourishment have been provided. A rested and well- 
fed person will stand for almost anything. The world looks 
entirely different then. Mutual consideration and forbearance, 
and last, but not least, moderation in conjugal relations, are 
the keys to happiness. 


SEED THOUGHTS ON SELF-CULTURE. 

“Sow a thought, you reap a word. 

Sow a word, you reap an act. 

Sow an act, you reap a habit. 

Sow a habit, you reap a character. 

Sow a character, you reap destiny. ”—W. M. T. 

Thoughts and acts are causes of each other. Every thought 
or act either builds a new cell in the sensory or motor brain or 
exercises and strengthens an existing cell which has previously 
been created by a similar thought or act. A cell once built into 

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the brain always strives to repeat the thought or act which 
created it and every repetition only serves to strengthen the 
tendency thus produced and make it a permanent habit, either 
constructive or destructive, according to its nature. 

The essence of self-culture is the deliberate governing of the 
personal thoughts, acts and desires in conformity with an ideal 
constructed in harmony with the modes and necessities of 
nature, as revealed by reason and intuition, or experience. 

A bad habit can be cured in two different ways, either by 
consciously restraining every contributory thought or act and 
immediately transmuting it by spending the accumulated 
energy in opposite acts or thoughts; or, second, by giving it 
free rein until it exhausts itself. The first method causes tem¬ 
porary pain while the body and mind are readjusting themselves. 
The second method is the natural slow course of evolution and 
may destroy the body many times before the soul learns the 
hard lesson through experience. 

Once a bad habit has been counteracted by its opposite good, 
the good habit secures as firm a hold as the evil habit previously 
had and it then gradually becomes instinctive, easier and more 
natural to perform the good act than the other. It is only 
during the period of counteraction and readjustment that any 
effort is required. 

Moral laws are neither arbitrary mandates nor impractical 
dreams; they are all natural laws of necessity, founded on 
mental and physical causes and effects of the modes of nature, 
and are binding and irksome only to those who need to be 
governed for their own good. Those who are strong enough to 
violate natural laws follow them willingly because they see the 
reason for them and the grand harmony which such laws pro¬ 
duce. The forced and unnatural development of psychic 
faculties before character is perfected and universal wisdom 
attained, is dangerous in extreme. When the time arrives that 
psychic powers can be safely used, they will open up, if desired, 
as naturally as the blooming of a flower. 

Goodness is founded on wisdom. Every thought, emotion 
or act produces some effect on the body, good or bad, little or 

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great, temporary or permanent, according to its character, 
force and duration. 

All illness comes from a violation of some mental, moral or 
physical law of nature, and to cure a disease with medicine 
will not prevent its return in more serious form, if the same 
violation of natural law is repeated. 

Anger thoughts demoralize the nerve currents, which assimi¬ 
late food; generate poisons in the blood and all fluids of the body, 
and cause chronic inflammations. A fit of anger often causes a 
violent spell of vomiting. A mother may so poison her milk by 
a fit of anger as to give her nursing infant convulsions or even 
kill it outright. Hatred, which is a chronic form of anger, grad¬ 
ually turns the lymphatic fluids of the body into a most foul¬ 
smelling, virulent liquid. 

Fear paralyzes the heart and motor brain system, which is 
the seat of strength and courage. 

Lying shrivels up the pituitary body of the mid-brain and the 
allied portions of the front brain, which are the seat of reason, 
intuition and memory, thus distorting the judgment and causing 
mental blindness. 

Covetousness and theft weaken the olivary bodies of the 
mid-brain, the kidneys and other organs belonging to this 
system, which control the vital essences of the body. 

Licentiousness exhausts the accumulated creative building 
substance of the body and depletes the secreting glandular 
system. 

Words are great forces in the realm of life; 

Be careful of their use. Who talks of hate, 

Of poverty and sickness, but sets rife 
These very elements to mar his fate. 

When Love, Health, Happiness and Plenty hear 
Their names repeated over day by day, 

They wing their way like answering fairies near; 

Then nestle down within our homes to stay. 

—Ella Wheeler Wilcox. 

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Evil or angry spoken words, by the action of the well-known 
principle of sound vibration, precipitate myriads of minute 
star-shaped acid crystals from the breath and these crystals 
lodge on the delicate membranes of the throat and nasal pas¬ 
sages, causing inflammations and ulcerations. 

On the other hand, words of love and kindness are alkaline, 
soothing, healing and purifying, and good thoughts vitalize 
and rebuild the various organs of the body. 

It is expected that further study of the effects of thoughts 
and acts upon the different parts of the human body will reveal 
the practical and scientific basis of all religions. 

All violent emotions, good or bad, exhaust nerve force and the 
knowledge of how to accumulate, concentrate and direct 
vitality is the highest earthly wisdom, as all invalidism and 
incompetence result from a depletion of vital force. 

To obtain greater vital supply it is necessary to increase 
production and restrain expenditure. The expenditure organs 
are the brain, the cerebro-spinal nervous system and the organic 
nervous system, and any activity of these expends vital force. 
The organs of manufacture are the breathing organs, the 
digestive organs and the circulatory organs. 

The world to each person is more or less a reflection of that 
person’s mind and body. Nine-tenths of all human thought 
and action is instinctive and only about one-tenth deliberate. 
Over nine-tenths of all external response of people, and natural 
events, to any individual, is but an instinctive reflex of that 
person’s thoughts and physical condition. 

The nature of thought habits and physical condition radiates 
from every being, by vibrations in the ether similar to wireless 
telegraphy and is instinctively responded to by those who come 
within this sphere of influence. Every one feels good in the 
presence of a healthy, happy and pure-minded person; likewise 
the reverse. 

If one feels that they are unfortunate, or that they are being 
snubbed and persecuted, the cause should be sought within 
their own thoughts, actions or physical condition. Make one’s 
self right and the world will appear beautiful. 

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To be thought well of, don’t try to make others think well of 
you, but think well of others. If you wish to be successful and 
happy, don’t try to compel success and happiness but work and 
wish unselfishly for the success and happiness of others. There 
is a mighty powerful principle back of this. 

A sure means of overcoming a dislike which we entertain for 
any one is to do him a little kindness every day; and the way to 
overcome a dislike which another may feel toward us is to say 
some little kind word of him every day. 

To smile at the jest which plants a thorn in another’s breast 
is to become a principal in the mischief. 

Self-examination is always beneficial, and eternal vigilance 
is the price of happiness as well as of life. 

The conditions of the home and surroundings exert a subtle 
but powerful influence on the habits and character of an indi¬ 
vidual. An orderly and well kept home is a wonderful aid to 
success in life. 

Environment is strong, but character is stronger. The human 
will can be so strengthened by right use as to control environ¬ 
ment. Every day voluntarily compel yourself to do cheerfully 
some little constructive task, mental, moral, or physical. 

The body and mind are changing continuously. This change 
is naturally slow but it can be quickened and directed by study 
and practice. Balance and moderation are the keynotes to be 
always kept in mind. Extremes and sudden changes are usually 
destructive. 

What can happen by accident can be accomplished by 
design. 

Opinions are mental cobwebs and obstacles to clear thought 
unless founded on knowledge and experience. 

Pain gives power and wisdom. Pleasure gives life and sub¬ 
stance. Every person we come in contact with is our bene¬ 
factor. Our so-called enemies present us with rare jewels of 
wisdom and self-control. Our friends give us life and substance. 

The foregoing hints embody the essence of all teachings on the 
subject of self-culture. 


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AN UNCROWNED KING. 


The following is a splendid ideal for the purpose of meditating 
upon, as an aid to character building. 

Calm and composed, gentle but firm, patient yet determined; 
self-possessed, dignified, unostentatious, unobtrusive, deliberate 
and quiet. 

Confident and trusting in a Supreme Good; free from dog¬ 
matic opinions, prejudice, anxiety, tension and physical strain. 

Erect and poised bearing, allowing the bodily functions to 
proceed without interference; majestic and commanding in 
presence; such a man is Nature’s King, although uncrowned of 
men. 

As true as a ray of light; quick to forgive; wisely generous, 
unassuming, reserved and unpretentious; he is a fountain of 
life; a soul of great power; radiating blessings to all beings 
who come within his broad sphere of influence; dispelling dis¬ 
ease and discord by the purifying power of his good will and 
rays of vitality. 

Such a man, by the radiance of his natural light, is instinc¬ 
tively recognized and revered by all beings. Having surrendered 
to his higher self, his center, he is master of equilibrium and 
harmony and is guided and protected at all times. He may 
have any wish fulfilled. 


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SECTION IV. 


MONEY MAKING AND SUCCESS. 

Riches seldom come by working for others and as a usual 
thing every ambitious person has at some time in their life felt 
a strong desire to engage in business for themselves and secure 
financial independence, but opportunities are scarce indeed, and 
information on the subject of just how to start in and build a 
permanent and profitable business, in spare time with small 
capital, is difficult to obtain. 

In this section valuable money-making hints and instruc¬ 
tions are given which, if acted upon, should be sufficient founda¬ 
tion for the building of many profitable and permanent business 
enterprises. 

HOW TO START A MANUFACTURING SPECIALTY 
BUSINESS. 

There is no business which can be started so easy and will 
grow so fast as the manufacture of proprietary specialties for 
the trade or to be sold through agents, and the preceding pages 
contain many formulas of medicines, toilet and household 
preparations which, in the hands of any enterprising person, 
would be sufficient foundation for a large fortune. It is sur¬ 
prising how many enterprises of great magnitude are the out¬ 
come of and depend upon secret formulas, the knowledge of 
which has baffled competition and crushed all rivalry. 

Large fortunes have been made from very small beginnings, 
by the manufacture of single articles, for which recipes are 
given in the various sections of this work, and as a usual thing 
these preparations are extremely simple, their sale depending 
largely on persistent and judicious advertising. It is said that 

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James Pyles, who died a millionaire many times over, first 
made his famous soap powder, Pearline, at home and sold it 
from house to house, as did Perry Davis, with his celebrated 
Painkiller. 

Often an article which sells for a dollar or more only costs a 
few cents to manufacture, including the bottle or package, 
which in some instances costs more than the preparation in it. 

The success of such a business depends chiefly upon the means 
of exploitation. In a small way, circularizing and canvassing 
is the best method for beginning. If you can afford it, run an 
advertisement continuously in the local newspaper and con¬ 
centrate all of your energy on a small territory, working it 
thoroughly until it is well established, then gradually extending 
to larger fields as the profits from the business warrant it. 

Appeal to the consumer direct; don’t try to sell to the dealers 
before you have created a public demand for your goods. This 
is the secret of building a permanent business on a solid founda¬ 
tion. 

Details of putting up any article for sale are left to the indi¬ 
vidual’s judgment. First find an article which you have com¬ 
plete faith in, then select a catchy but sensible name and a 
handy and attractive package and observe what other manu¬ 
facturers in the same line are doing, remembering at the same 
time that novelty in any line often increases sales. Then stick, 
dig and save and watch yourself get rich. 


THE SECRETS OF BUSINESS SUCCESS. 

The secrets of permanent success in business are, First: A 
genuine good feeling and sympathy towards everyone. This 
is instinctively perceptible to all who come in contact with 
such a person and all people like to deal with those who are 
friendly. By this is not meant an artificial external semblance 
of friendship nor familiarity nor toadyism as these shams 
are readily detected by observing persons. It must be out from 
the heart and genuine, and if not possessed naturally it can be 
acquired only by diligent effort and constant restraint of all 

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hateful or deceitful thoughts and feelings. This is the basis of 
honest and conscientious business dealings. 

Second: Performing services or selling goods of genuine merit 
and those which are necessities or in demand and constantly 
letting the public know about it. 

Third: Continuous, persistent and thoughtful work along one 
line, concentrating all vital energies on one subject in a single 
direction, without scattering or wasting force on externals, 
non-essential details or unrelated matters. 

Fourth: Careful watchfulness of all financial matters, espe¬ 
cially the expense account and reserve fund. Pruning season 
comes in business as well as in orchards. The fruit of profit is 
borne on the branches of expense. And profit, like fruit, grows 
biggest on the tree whose branches are pruned in season. Let 
expense grow wild, profits grow small—the useless expense saps 
the profits. Trim expense close to the balance between efficiency 
and economy, and profits will come to a rich harvest. Out of 
the harvest lay away a fixed percentage as a reserve fund 
against periods of depression or for purposes of expansion. 


CELEBRATED JAPANESE OIL PAINTING PROCESS. 

This process is something everybody can learn and which 
anyone can teach after a very short practice. Three dollars 
is the usual price for teaching the art. The pictures will find a 
ready sale and a number of persons are making good incomes 
teaching the process to others, as there are many persons in 
each locality who are anxious to have an accomplishment which 
they can secure quickly and without much trouble or expense. 
No canvassing is necessary. Customers or pupils are secured 
by exhibiting samples of the work in store windows, with ex¬ 
planatory show card. 

The painting is made on an albumen print which is easily 
rendered perfectly transparent. The prints are furnished by 
D. E. Abbott & Co., Huntington, W. Va., who will furnish 
complete information as to sizes and prices, or may be obtained 
from any photographer who is equipped to make enlargements. 

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Sizes run from 4 by up to 18 by 22 inches or larger, and 
prices are from 20 cents up. Prints are made from any good 
photograph, pastel, tintype or daguerreotype, or an unmounted 
photograph may be used without enlarging it. Very good 
prints can be made from clear half-tone pictures such as appear 
in magazines, so it is possible to make a picture of almost any¬ 
thing desired. The best results come from photos of people and 
the best orders are gotten for these. 

The print is mounted on glass, face down, by the use of Ad¬ 
hesive Compound. It is later made transparent by the use of 
Transparent Compound, and fixed and rendered permanently 
transparent with Preservative Compound. (See formulas for 
these compounds below.) 

After the print is dry, then the tinting in colors is done. When 
you look at one of these finished pictures one would think that 
it would require a long time to learn to do the work, but the 
fact is it can be done after only a few hours’ practice. 

There are two methods of doing the work, known as the one- 
glass and the two-glass methods. Both have their advantages. 
We cannot say absolutely which is best, though for practical 
purposes the use of two glasses is recommended. 

The one-glass method consists in mounting the print as indi¬ 
cated above, then using the oil paints on the back of this print. 
No water colors are used with the one-glass system. 

With the two-glass system, after the print is mounted as 
shown above, the eyes, lips, cheeks and sometimes the lighter 
parts of the dress are tinted with water colors. Then a thin 
piece of pasteboard is run around the edge of the glass, the 
second glass is put on and secured there by the use of adhesive 
paper. After this the rest of the coloring is done with oil paints 
on the back of the second glass. 

The two glasses make a better job and a more permanent 
picture, while the cost is only slightly more. 


Directions for Two-Glass System: 

1. Place the print in warm water and let it remain three or 
four minutes. 


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2. Remove the surplus water from the print by laying it 
between sheets of common blotting paper. 

3. Mount the print on the glass as follows: Place the bottle 
of adhesive in hot water and let it remain until it becomes as 
thin as water. Flow the glass with the Adhesive Compound, 
lay the print on the glass face down, always keeping a piece of 
paper next to the print so as not to tear it and to keep any of the 
adhesive from getting on the back of the print. Then roll the 
print with a rubber photo roller, in perfect contact with the 
glass, being sure to remove all air bubbles. After print is 
mounted, let it stand until perfectly dry. 

4. The print must be perfectly transparent. This is done by 
pouring on the back of the print a small quantity of the Trans¬ 
parent Compound and rubbing it over the print, letting it 
remain on from ten to twelve hours or until the print becomes 
perfectly dry and transparent. 

5. After the print is perfectly transparent wipe off the Trans¬ 
parent Compound with a dry cloth and use water colors on the 
first glass only. Paint the pupils of the eyes, then the lips, 
jewelry, flowers and leaves. Never use oil colors on the print. 
After the water colors are applied and dry, put on a small 
quantity of the Preservative and rub it evenly over the print. 

6. Then put on the second glass, which should be exactly 
the same size, placing a thin strip of cardboard between the 
glasses at sides and ends to keep them from touching each other. 
Secure the two glasses together by using adhesive paper, being 
careful to make it perfectly air tight. 

7. Use oil colors on the second glass only. First paint the 
flesh, then the hair, then the clothing, and lastly the back¬ 
ground. 

Mixing Colors. Flesh color—use white and tint in with ver¬ 
milion and Naples yellow. Light Blonde Hair—use Naples 
yellow and white. Dark Brown Hair—use Naples yellow and 
a little Vandyke brown. Brown Hair—Vandyke brown and a 
little Naples yellow. Black Hair—Vandyke brown. Grey Hair 
—white and a little Vandyke brown. Green—mix blue and 

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chrome yellow. Pink—white and rose madder. Lavender— 
white and mauve. Use Red Sable brushes Nos. 1, 3 and 7. 

The Chemical Supply Co., Huntington, W. Va., will furnish 
prices on all materials, samples and outfits, except the prints, 
or you can make the preparations as follows and buy other 
materials at the most convenient supply house. 

Adhesive Compound. Gelatine, gold dust, 4 oz. Put in a 
quart of boiling water and stir until dissolved. Then add pow¬ 
dered alum, 1 oz.; oil cloves, 5 drops; and enough analine to 
give a light blue color. Bottle while hot, standing the bottle 
in hot water first to prevent it from cracking. 

Transparent Compound. Castor oil, 11 oz.; sperm oil, Y oz.; 
oil sassafras, Y oz -; alcohol, 2 oz. Mix. 

Preserving Compound. Raw linseed oil, 14 oz.; glycerine, 
Y oz.; oil of citronella, 3^ oz. Mix. 


IMITATION OIL PAINTING. 

This method is based on the use of “flock paper” instead of 
canvas, which can be had in all colors. Oil colors are applied 
with a brush in the usual manner. The “flock” constitutes 
the ground and aids in forming the various shades. The vel¬ 
vety surface of the “flock” has the effect of softening and 
blending the lines and strokes of the brush. It holds the color 
in place where applied, so the artist can paint over the same 
surface repeatedly in order to get the desired effect without 
waiting for the colors to dry. The effect is very striking even 
under the hand of an amateur, and far surpasses any other 
except the genuine oil painting. 


MILK-FED PRIZE PUMPKINS. 

Select the most hardy and vigorous vine and as soon as the 
fruit appears pick off all but the largest and best looking one. 
The largest joint of the vine about midway between this fruit 

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and the roots should be carefully slit lengthwise on the outside 
of the elbow, then drive in a small, thin wooden wedge at each 
end of the slit so as to keep it slightly open. 

Sink a small bowl in the earth and tie the vine carefully on 
each side of the slit to sticks driven in the ground close to the 
bowl, holding it in such a position that the slit will remain in 
position against the bottom of the inside of the bowl. Pour 
sweet milk in the bowl as often as it is absorbed. 


TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF FRUITS AND VEGE¬ 
TABLES. 

By watering vegetables and fruit trees with a solution of 
sulphate of iron, the most wonderful fecundity has been ob¬ 
tained. Pear trees and beans which have been submitted to this 
treatment have nearly doubled in the size of their productions, 
and a noticeable improvement has been marked in their flavor. 
Flowers also acquire a peculiar brilliancy of coloring and healthy 
aspect when watered in like manner. 

Ordinary coal ashes is a wonderful fertilizer, even better than 
wood ashes, for nearly all crops except a few special things such 
as tobacco, etc., which do not thrive with sulphate fertilizers. 
Many crops double in productiveness when fertilized with coal 
ashes, and enough of this material goes to waste each year to 
feed all of the poor in the world, just from the increased yield 
which its use would produce. 


FRESH WATERMELONS AND TOMATOES IN WINTER. 

Watermelons will keep as well as pumpkins in a cool, dry 
cellar. 

A continuous supply of fresh tomatoes may be had way up 
into winter by pulling up the vines, green tomatoes, roots and 
all, as soon as the first frost threatens and hanging them in the 
cellar, where they will ripen slowly; or gather the solid green 
tomatoes before the frost comes, wrap them separately in brown 

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paper or newspaper, and place away on a shelf where they will 
not get bruised. 


GREEN CORN IN WINTER. 

Gather it with the husks on, put some salt in the bottom of a 
clean barrel, proceed to fill the barrel with a layer of com, then 
a layer of salt; when full, put on a large stone for pressure and 
add a little pickle of salt and water. Set the barrel in a cool 
place in the cellar, do not let it freeze, and it will keep perfect a 
year or more. To use, take off the husk, soak in cold water for 
twenty hours, then boil and eat. A fine business could be built 
up among hotels, restaurants and well-to-do private families 
on this method of preserving com. 


SACHET POWDERS FROM FRESH FLOWERS. 

The manufacture of sachet powder is a profitable and pleasant 
occupation for ladies, as it is easily made and finds ready sale 
almost anywhere. 

Take any quantity of fresh blooms and dry them perfectly on a 
tray or paper in the shade, without artificial heat. When per¬ 
fectly dry, remove the stems, cups and everything else which has 
no odor, and place in fruit jars, filling each jar only one-third 
full of dried blooms. 

Into each jar pour over the blooms an equal amount of corn- 
meal, previously well dried but not warm, and leave the remain¬ 
ing portion of the jar as air space. Screw on the lids, shake 
loosely together to mix the contents and set in a cool place. 
Shake the jars a little every day and allow fresh air to enter the 
jars by removing the covers for a few seconds each time. 

When the flowers turn brown the work is complete, and the 
meal and blossoms are ready to pack in sachet bags. 

Commeal is a powerful absorbent of odors and will retain 
perfume for years if kept dry. The highest quality of sachet 
powders are made with French sumbul-root flour in place of 
commeal. 


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Rose balls.—Gather in the summer any quantity of deeply 
colored rose petals from roses grown in the open air and sunlight. 
The petals of the hothouse rose yield very little lasting fragrance. 
These petals should be dried in the shade and stuffed tightly 
into small silk bags which are used for scattering among clothing 
in the bureau drawers. 


ARTIFICIAL SACHET POWDERS. 

When making these scents the best quality of ingredients 
should be purchased, in order to obtain satisfactory results and 
lasting odors. 

Heliotrope, one of the most delicate scents, is made from Yi 
lb. of rose petals, dried; 4 oz. of tonka beans, powdered; 1 lb. 
of powdered orris root; 2 oz. of vanilla bean, ground; and 1 dr. 
musk. All must be worked into 8 grains of bitter almond oil. 
This is done by blending the powders, and by degrees mixing 
them into the oil. 

A good violet is made from 1 oz. of powdered benzoin; 2y 
grains each of oil of musk and oil of lemon; y oz. of orange- 
flowers; oz. of powdered cassia; 1 oz. of rose petals; 2 oz. of 
powdered orris root; and 2% grains of oil of bitter almond. 
This is mixed in the same way as the heliotrope. 

Neither of the formulas includes the actual oil of the flower, 
but the blending of the ingredients produces the desired odor. 

Lavender sachet powder is inexpensive and pleasant. It is 
made from 5 oz. of dried lavender flowers reduced to powder; 
\y oz. of powdered benzoin; 3 oz. of cypress powder and % 
dr. oil of lavender. 


DELIGHTFUL PERFUME EXTRACTS. 

A good trade can be built up in any community by the manu¬ 
facture and sale of the following perfumes: 

A most refreshing perfume.—Oil of lemon, 1 fluid dr.; balsam 
of pern, 15 grains; essential oil of almonds, 8 grains; spirit of 
orange flowers, 5 dr.; rectified spirits, 7 oz. 

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A fascinating perfume.—Oil of lavender, % oz.; oil of berga¬ 
mot, 2 dr.; essence of musk, ]/ 2 dr.; oil of cloves, 2)4 dr.; 
essence of ambergris, y 2 dr.; cologne or rectified spirits, % pint. 
Shake this well together and leave to mellow for a week or ten 
days. 

A wonderful eau d’heliotrope.—Essence of ambergris, )4 dr.; 
coarsely powdered vanilla beans, )4 oz.; orange flower water, 
y 2 pint; cologne spirits, 1 quart. Let this stand for mellowing 
one week, then pour into a decanter and filter into it five or six 
drops each of the oil of bitter almonds and cassia. This forms a 
cosmetic as well as a perfume, for it whitens and softens the 
skin amazingly. 

A most fragrant violet sachet.—Starch, 1 lb.; orris root, 1 oz.; 
essence of ambergris, 10 drops; oil of bergamot, 10 drops; oil of 
rhodium, 2 drops. Mix thoroughly and rub through a very fine 
gauze sieve. 

A very agreeable perfume.—Spirit of roses, y 2 oz.; spirit of 
rosemary, y oz.; essence of violets, 1 dr.; essence of ambergris, 

1 dr.; oil of cedrat, 1 dr.; orange flower water, 5 oz.; cologne 
spirits, 1 pint. Shake and blend well together; let it mellow 
for a week and it is altogether charming. 

A wonderful rich, heavy perfume.—Attar of roses, 1 dr.; oil of 
rose geranium, y 2 dr.; essence of musk, 3 dr.; essence of amber¬ 
gris, 1 dr.; cologne spirits, warmed, 1 pint. Mix thoroughly, 
cork tightly and agitate frequently until cold. This is one of , 
the most lasting of perfumes. Its fragrance remains strong until 
washed out. 

Eau de cologne.—Oil of bergamot, 2 dr.; oil of lemon, 2 dr.; 
oil of orange, 1 dr.; neroli, % dr.; oil of rosemary, y 2 dr.; es¬ 
sence of ambergris, 4 drops; essence of musk, 4 drops; rectified 
or cologne spirits, 1 pint. 

A very popular and lasting cologne extract.—Ambergris, 
25 parts; musk, 12 parts; civet, 5 parts; oil of rose, 2 parts; 
oil of cinnamon, 3 parts; oil of wood of Rhodes, 2 parts; oil 
of orange flowers, 2 parts; carbonate of potash, 6 parts; 95 
per cent, alcohol, 860 parts. Macerate fifteen days and filter. 
One-ounce bottles with fancy label sell at 50 cents each. 

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“ CLEAR VIEW.” 


An anti-frost liquid for show windows. 

Directions: To wash windows in freezing weather, put 
alcohol in the water or use a cloth moistened with denatured 
alcohol, without water. Dry and polish with crumpled news¬ 
paper, then scatter a few drops of “Clear View” on a dry 
chamois skin and rub it all over both sides of the glass thor¬ 
oughly. This will prevent frost from forming and obstructing 
the view. 

“Clear View” is simply ordinary glycerine, slightly colored 
red or pink to disguise it. Put it up in 2 oz. bottles and sell it 
to stores and private families in the winter season. 


ROOT BEER EXTRACT. 

A large demand is already created for this article, and this 
demand can be taken advantage of by any enterprising person. 
Two different formulas are given below, one using the roots and 
drugs in their natural state, and the other being composed of 
the already prepared fluid extracts. The first makes a better 
article, but is more trouble to prepare. 

First Formula. American sarsaparilla, ground, 4 oz.; sassa¬ 
fras, 3 oz.; calamus root, % oz.; oil of wintergreen, 30 drops; 
oil of spruce, 15 drops; carbonate of magnesia, 34 oz.; dande¬ 
lion root, 3 oz.; nutmeg, 34 oz.; oil of lemon, 30 drops; caramel, 
34 oz.; grain alcohol, 95 per cent, 18 oz.; water, 1 pint. 

Root drugs should be ground or cut fine. Mix 34 pint of 
alcohol with 34 pint of water and pour over the mixed roots. 
Stir well, cover tightly and set aside in a warm place for two or 
three days, then strain and press out as much liquid as possible; 
cover and set aside. To the roots add another 34 pint each of 
the alcohol and water, stir, cover and set aside for twenty-four 
hours, strain again and add to the extract previously obtained. 

Mix the oils in the remaining 2 oz. of alcohol and stir this into 
the extract, then wash the roots with just sufficient water to 
bring the total quantity of extract up to 1 quart. 

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Rub the carbonate of magnesia with a portion of the extract 
and mix all together, then add the caramel; shake well, cover 
and after standing a few days with occasional shaking, filter and 
add just a little extract of vanilla, hardly enough to be per¬ 
ceptible. Three ounces of this extract makes 5 gallons of root 
beer and is prepared in the same manner as Hires/ 

Second Formula. Fluid extract sarsaparilla, 10 fluid dr.; 
fluid extract pipsissewa, 10 fluid dr.; fluid extract wintergreen, 
4 fluid dr.; fluid extract licorice, 4 fluid dr.; oil of wintergreen, 
48 drops; oil of sassafras, 24 drops; oil of clover, 12 drops; 
alcohol, 10 fluid oz. 

Mix the oils with the alcohol, then add the extracts. 


POULTRY EGG FOOD POWDER. 

Red pepper, powdered, 2 oz.; allspice, powdered, 4 oz.; 
ginger, powdered, 6 oz. Mix by sifting. One tablespoonful to 
be mixed with every pound of food and fed to poultry two or 
three times a week. 

Feed hens chopped up fresh meat; a little fresh ground bone 
occasionally also; every day or so give them some wheat, 
buckwheat and oats, which may be obtained of seed merchants. 

A lump of crude chalk from paint stores should be suspended 
with a string a little way above the ground but within easy 
reach of the hens, and a little finely ground oyster shells scat¬ 
tered amongst their dry feed is also excellent. 


POULTRY VERMIN CURE. 

This preparation may be made in either powder or liquid 
form. It is recommended by Cornell University poultry depart¬ 
ment and by the State of Maine Agricultural Experiment Sta¬ 
tion, as the best preparation so far discovered for the cure of 
poultry lice. It is also a serviceable household vermin exter¬ 
minator, insecticide, disinfectant and deodorizer. 

The lice powder is made at a cost of only a few cents a pound 

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in the following way: Take 3 parts of gasoline, 1 part of crude 
carbolic acid. Mix these together and add gradually, with stir¬ 
ring, enough Plaster of Paris to take up all the moisture. The 
liquid and the dry plaster should be thoroughly mixed and 
stirred so that the liquid will be uniformly distributed through 
the mass of plaster. When enough plaster has been added the 
resulting mixture should be a dry, pinkish brown powder having 
a fairly strong carbolic odor and a rather less pronounced gaso¬ 
line odor. Do not use more plaster in mixing than is necessary 
to absorb the liquid. This powder is to be worked into the 
feathers of the birds affected with vermin. 

A liquid form to be used as a spray or paint, to be applied 
to roosting boards, nest boxes or walls and floors of hen houses, 
and for dwellings, stables and outhouses: Three parts of kero¬ 
sene and 1 part crude carbolic acid. This is stirred up when 
used and may be applied with any of the hand spray pumps or 
with a brush. 

In both of these formulas it is highly important that crude 
carbolic acid be used instead of the purified product. Be sure 
and insist on getting crude carbolic acid. It is a dark brown, 
dirty looking liquid and its value depends on the fact that it 
contains tar oil and tar bases in addition to the pure phenol 
(carbolic acid). 

For use on hens or chicks affected with vermin, the bulk of 
the application should be in the fluff around the vent and on the 
ventral side of the body and in the fluff under the wings. Its 
efficiency, which is greater than that of any other lice powder 
known to the writer, can be very easily demonstrated by any 
one to his own satisfaction. Take a bird that is covered with 
lice and apply the powder in the manner just described. After a 
lapse of about a minute, shake the bird, loosening its feathers 
with the fingers at the same time, over a clean piece of paper. 
Dead and dying lice will drop on the paper in great numbers. 

The proper procedure is to follow up a first application of 
powder with a second at an interval of from four days to a week. 
If the birds are badly infested at the beginning, it may be neces¬ 
sary to make still a third application. 


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DRY POWDER FIRE EXTINGUISHER. 

This article can be sold almost everywhere, and is a big money 
maker for agents. 

Common salt, 6 lbs.; sulphate of soda, 1}^ lbs.; silicate of 
soda, lbs.; baking soda, 43^ lbs.; chloride of calcium, 
lbs.; ground rice, 1 lb. Have the ingredients dry and in fine 
powder and mix by passing through a sieve a few times, crushing 
out any lumps and getting a nice, evenly mixed powder. 

Now get some long, round cardboard stout paper tubes about 
16 inches long and with a diameter of about 1 % inches. Fix 
up a wire at the end of the tube as a sort of sieve so as to make 
the powder spread when thrown out, and to serve as a means to 
hang it up by. 

These tubes will hold about V /2 lbs. each and if the ingredients 
have been bought in large quantities at wholesale the cost will be 
about 10 cents. The tube and label will cost about 7 cents, mak¬ 
ing the total cost 17 cents. 

Dry powder fire extinguishers when put up in tin tubes and 
handsomely lithographed, sell anywhere from $1.25 to $3.00, 
but $1.00 to $1.50 would be a fair price for the pasteboard ex¬ 
tinguishers. 

A good plan for selling these is to go to a neighborhood where 
there has just been a fire. If the fire did a great deal of damage 
you have an opportunity of making many sales. 

SOAP POWDER. 

Millions of dollars have been made from the sale of well known 
brands of soap powders, and the formulas are all jealously 
guarded trade secrets. 

The following makes a splendid powder: Grate 1 lb. of hard 
soap fine and mix it with 1 lb. of soda ash. It should be thor¬ 
oughly sifted and packed in convenient containers. 

MECHANICS’ HAND CLEANER. 

This preparation removes dirt and grime very quickly and 
will not injure the hands. A good business could be built up 

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in any manufacturing town by demonstrating with samples at 
different factories during the noon hour. It is composed of 1 
part “Soapine” washing powder, thoroughly well mixed with 
4 parts of common commeal. 

PAINT, ONE CENT A POUND. 

This is a trade secret which has sold to painters for as high as 

$ 100 . 00 . 

Dissolve thoroughly 4 lbs. of crude sulphate of zinc in 1 
gallon of hot, soft water. When dissolved as much as possible, 
pour the clear liquid off, leaving the sediment, and to 1 gallon of 
ordinary lead and oil paint, add 1 gallon of this fluid, stirring 
slowly for ten or fifteen minutes until perfectly combined. Thin 
with turpentine if required. 

RAZOR STROP PASTE. 

Mix fine emery intimately with fat and wax until the proper 
consistency is obtained in the paste and then rub it well into 
the leather strop. Prepare the emery by pounding thoroughly 
in a mortar the coarse kind, throwing it into a large jug of water 
and stirring well. Immediately after the large particles have 
sunk, pour off into a shallow plate or basin and let the water 
evaporate. This emery is better for polishing and other pur¬ 
poses than some that is prepared at the emery mills. 

WRITING INK AT FIVE CENTS A QUART. 

A good steady business can be built up by supplying offices 
and business houses with this commercial writing fluid. 

Formula: One-half oz. of extract of logwood and 10 grains of 
bichromate of potash dissolved in a quart of hot rain water. 
When cold pour into a glass bottle and leave it uncorked for a 
week or two, when it is ready for use. This exposure to the air 
is absolutely necessary. Do not use the simple chromate of 
potash. The bichromate is orange red, and the chromate is a 
clear yellow. 


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EVERLASTING BLACK INK. 

The following black ink which will stand exposure to the sun 
and weather outdoors for six months or more, and exposure to 
water, and soaking in water and alcohol, has been adopted by 
the State of Massachusetts for official records. 

Tannic acid, % oz.; crystal gallic acid, 77 grains; sulphate 
of iron, 5 dr.; gum arabic, 100 grains; dilute muriatic acid, y 
oz.; carbolic acid, 10 grains; clear rain water sufficient to make 
iy pints. Mix the muriatic acid and water and dissolve all the 
other ingredients in the mixture. 


EVERLASTING LAMP WICKS. 

The everlasting lamp wicks ordinarily advertised and sold as 
asbestos are made in the following manner: 

Steep ordinary cotton wicks in a concentrated aqueous solu¬ 
tion of tungstate of soda; then dry thoroughly in an oven. 


BRILLIANTINE STOVE POLISH. 

This polish works easily and satisfactorily in a dry state and 
does away with the dirt and trouble of mixing and preparing. 
A good stove polish is an absolute necessity in every family and 
a splendid, permanent business can be established by demon¬ 
strating from house to house. 

The formula is very simple. It is composed of but one ingre¬ 
dient, the very finest grade of pulverized plumbago (black 
lead). It should be packed in 2 oz. wooden boxes, nicely 
labeled, to retail for 10 or 15 cents a box. It costs less than 3 
cents a box to manufacture and could be wholesaled at $6.00 a 
hundred. 

Directions: Use a damp woolen cloth; dip in the box and 
rub it over the surface of the stove, which should be free from 
dirt and grease, then polish with a dry cloth, and the most beau¬ 
tiful lustre will appear. It is odorless, non-inflammable and non¬ 
explosive. 


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TABLET LAUNDRY BLUING. 


This is a staple article in steady demand and a good trade 
could be built up with it. 

Prussian blue, 34 lb.; oxalic acid, 34 oz d powdered borax, 
34 oz. Powder fine and mix into a stiff paste with a solution of 
13 parts gum arabic crystals to 1 part rain water. 

Caution.—Be careful not to allow oxalic acid to come in 
contact with the hands, clothing or metal, as it is a powerful 
corrosive poison. The mixing should be done in a wooden vessel 
with a stick, and the paste should be rolled out on a board and 
scored into convenient size tablets with a sharpened piece of 
hard wood. 


FURNITURE POLISH. 

A first-class furniture polish will always sell well in any com¬ 
munity. A good steady trade can be built up with it, and it is 
suitable for house to house demonstration by agents. 

Professional furniture polish: Alcohol, 134 oz.; muriatic 
acid, 34 oz.; linseed oil, 8 oz.; butter of antimony, 134 oz. Mix 
and add best vinegar, 34 pint. 

The next formula gives a splendid polish and is better than 
varnish for covering stains and marks: Paraffine oil, 1 qt.; 
wood alcohol, 34 pint.; vinegar, 1 qt. Shake well before using. 

A simple and efficient home-made furniture polish is com¬ 
posed of equal parts of olive oil and spirits of turpentine. Sweet 
oil, 2 parts and benzine not quite 1 part, is another good one. 
Also crude petroleum which may be obtained at paint stores, 1 
part; and linseed oil, 1 part. This last formula is used by some 
of the largest furniture houses. They should be applied with a 
soft cloth, and polished dry with a clean piece. 

Spots or scratches on furniture may be removed with a cloth 
moistened with linseed oil and dipped in powdered rottenstone. 
Whiting and alcohol is the best preparation to freshen gilt fur¬ 
niture. 

A formula which resembles “Liquid Veneer” is composed of 
best shellac, 4 oz.; linseed oil, 2 pts.; 95 per cent alcohol, 2 pts.; 

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spirits of turpentine, 1 pt.; sulphuric ether, 4 oz.; aqua am¬ 
monia, 4 oz. Dissolve the shellac completely in the alcohol 
and add the ether, mixing thoroughly, then add the other ingre¬ 
dients, shaking well. Directions: Always shake well each time 
you put the cloth to the bottle and use nothing but cheese 
cloth for applying. 


FURNITURE CREAM. 

Animal oil soap, 1 oz.; solution of potassium hydroxide, 5 
oz.; beeswax, 1 lb.; oil of turpentine, 3 pts.; water enough to 
make 5 pts. 

Dissolve the soap in the lye with the aid of heat; add this 
solution all at once to the warm solution of wax in the oil. Beat 
the mixture until a smooth cream is formed, and gradually beat 
in the water until the whole is completely emulsified. 


PROFESSOR HALL’S HAIR COMPOUND. 

For the radical cure of . baldness and promoting the growth 
of the hair and whiskers. A competence can be made selling 
this article. 

Formula: Dissolve 1 oz. of castor oil in 1 qt. 95 per cent, grain 
alcohol and add 1 oz. tincture of cantharides, 2 oz. of tincture of 
catechu, 2 oz. of lemon juice and 1 oz. of tincture of cinchona; 
perfume with 2 dr. each of oil of cinnamon and rosemary. Put 
up in 2 oz. bottles and retail for 25c., using an original trade 
name. 


LIGHTNING RELIEF INHALER. 

This is the famous “Electric Life Inhaler,” also known as 
“Bottled Electricity,” for the relief of catarrh, headaches, 
neuralgia, hay fever, failing eyesight and all aches and pains. 

Place a small piece of gum camphor in a 2 oz. wide mouthed 
bottle, then insert a piece of sponge or cotton batting and drop 
thereon 15 drops of the strongest ammonia and 15 drops of 
essential oil of mustard. Keep corked tightly when not in use. 

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Directions: For catarrh, headache, hay fever, and weak eyes, 
remove the cork and inhale slowly through the nostrils, until 
the eyes water freely. Repeat as often as required. For tooth¬ 
ache, press the open mouth of the bottle over the tooth for two 
or three minutes. For other aches and pains press the mouth 
of the open bottle against the seat of pain and move it about 
when a burning sensation is produced. 

Another formula known as “Fakir Inhalant” is as follows: 
Pack some cotton in the bottom of a 3^ or 1 oz. wide mouthed 
bottle. This is the inhaler; then mix the following and keep in a 
separate bottle: 

Essential oil of mustard, 1 dr.; oil tar, 2 dr.; oil sassafras, 1 
oz.; oil wintergreen, 1 oz.; oil hemlock, 1 oz.; menthol, 1 dr. 
To use, drop a few drops on the cotton in the inhaler. This is 
very penetrating. The liquid should be put up in 1 or 2 dr. 
vials to be sold with the inhaler. 


TO KNOW IF ANY ONE IS TELLING THE TRUTH. 

It is very important to know if any one is telling the truth, 
especially in business transactions. A person may look you 
straight in the eyes and deceive you but the movements of the 
lips will almost invariably indicate a false statement by twitch- 
ings or other signs of lack of confidence. Watch the mouth of 
the person who is speaking and you will soon learn to distinguish 
between true and false statements and will not be subjected to 
the confusing influence of the other person’s gaze. 


“A wise man called his only son and said to him, ‘Now sonny, 
’Tis not the bees that stay at home that gather in the honey, 
So don your working duds, my lad; at sun-up start to roam, 
Jes’ keep a-moving all day long, at sundown hurry home. 
You’ll find, when daddy leaves you, an’ you toil to keep alive, 
The bees that get the honey, boy, don’t stay around the hive.’ 

“The moral’s good for you and me, if success must be attained, 
Sure the harvest must be stored away before October’s waned. 

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When icicles of indolence benumb our choicest years, 

No use to try and thaw them out with long belated tears. 

So let’s be up and doing, ere Time puts on his gyve, 

The bees that get the honey, sir, don't stay around the hive.” 


SEED THOUGHTS ON SUCCESS. 

Persistent confidence, expectation and calm demand, is a 
threefold mighty power which accomplishes all things—as 
deadly and destructive in its reflex action, if used in a way which 
injures others, as it is beneficial and constructive when directed 
to good ends. 

Determined imagination is the beginning of the highest 
achievements. Fixed thought is the means to an end. 

Confidence makes the will steadfast and every doubt hinders 
accomplishment. 

Establish an interior thought condition or vibration and it 
will compel a change in your exterior physical condition and 
environment. 

First, consider carefully your talents and desires, then build 
your ideal objective clearly in mind; tell no one about it and 
hold it vividly in memory as much of the time as possible. Be 
very careful that the ideal is wisely formed, then work towards 
it continuously; sacrifice for it; don’t scatter energies on non- 
essentials; take good care of physical health; eat plenty and 
devote sufficient time to rest and recreation, and you will win 
as certain as the sun shines. 

All accomplishment progresses in alternate waves of en¬ 
couragement and discouragement. In most cases a very small 
margin of persistence stands between success and failure. The 
weak generally give up the battle just at the point when it is 
about won—just before the crest of the final wave of success is 
reached. No effort is wasted. Its results are real though not 
apparent. No one ever succeeded in anything worth while 
without long continued and persistent effort and many dis¬ 
couragements, and the nearer we approach the culmination of 

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our efforts, the fewer in number, but greater, will be the ob¬ 
stacles in our path. Temporary setbacks must be looked upon 
as enticements to greater efforts. To admit failure is the only 
certain way to fail. 

Will intensely; image clearly; desire fervently and don’t 
doubt, don’t submerge yourself in details; don’t dictate just 
how it shall be accomplished but keep the mind on the ultimate 
object, work towards that and be patient. 

As little by little the atmosphere becomes charged with 
watery vapor until such a degree of saturation is reached that a 
slight change in temperature causes precipitation, so little by 
little the mind becomes filled with a certain wish until such a 
degree of power is attained that a slight change in circumstances 
gives rise to a precipitation of the wish into achievement. 

Take care that some previous belief acts not as a mental 
hindrance to your efforts. When an opinion stands in the way 
of an ambition, one or the other must fall. 

A basic principle is that the undoubting attitude of per¬ 
sistence, even through reverses if need be, vitalizes the desire, 
until finally like a tidal wave it sweeps away all obstructions, 
however formidable they may be, for nothing can resist Life. 

There is an easiest and quickest way to do everything. 
Always search for that easiest and quickest way. This econo¬ 
mizes time and labor and increases personal efficiency. 

Continuously practice the economy of time by doing some¬ 
thing useful and beneficial in every spare moment. Gossip and 
frivolous conversation are a great waste of time and energy. 
Seek to restrain all such impulses. Maintaining a discreet 
silence is one of the most beneficial practices. It gives self- 
control; develops the will; prevents inharmony; creates recep¬ 
tivity and conserves vital force. A passive and immobile face 
and a silent tongue are hard to read and “A fool is never known 
by his silence. ” 

And keep in mind this law: that just as many moments as 
you give to talking or thinking of poverty, disease, crime, 
misery and evil-doing; just as many words as you give to gossip, 
criticism and faultfinding; just as much of your vital force as 


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you give to fear, anger, gloom and resentment (towards indi¬ 
viduals or fate); just so many hindrances and delays you make 
for yourself in the way of obtaining your desire. 

All success is attained by consciously or instinctively follow¬ 
ing these methods, and it sometimes comes at the most unex¬ 
pected time and in ways unthought of. 

“The chance for which you have waited long 
May come before you lie down tonight— 

Are you ready? 

Have you learned your part, is your courage strong, 

Are your muscles hard, is your armor bright 
And your purpose steady?” 


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{Reprint of U. S. Government Circular.) 


Post Office Department—Postal Savings System 


INFORMATION FOR DEPOSITORS. 

OBJECT. 

1. The Postal Savings System is established for the purpose 
of providing facilities for depositing savings at interest with the 
security of the United States Government for repayment. 

SAFETY. 

2. The faith of the United States is solemnly pledged to the 
payment of deposits made in postal savings depository offices 
with accrued interest as provided by the postal-savings act. 

WHO MAY DEPOSIT. 

3. Accounts may be opened and deposits made by any person 
of the age of 10 years or over in his or her own name and by a 
married woman in her own name and free from any interference 
or control by her husband. No person can have more than one 
account at any one time. 

4. No person may open a postal-savings account at any post 
office who is not a patron of that office. 

5. All accounts must be opened in person by the depositor 
or his authorized representative. After opening an account a 
depositor may forward subsequent deposits to the post office 
by mail. 

6. Deposits will be accepted only from individuals, and 

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no account will be opened in the name of any corporation, 
association, society, firm, partnership, or in the names of two or 
more persons jointly. 

7. No account will be opened in the name of one person in 
trust for or on behalf of another person or persons. 

SERVICE FREE. 

8. The service of the Postal Savings System is free, and no 
charge or fee is collected or required in connection with the 
opening of an account or the withdrawal of money deposited. 

PRIVACY OF ACCOUNTS. 

9. No person connected with the Post Office Department or 
the postal service is permitted to disclose the name of any 
depositor or give any information concerning an account except 
to the depositor himself, unless directed to do so by the Post¬ 
master General. 

HOW TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT. 

10. When a person applies to open an account he must 
furnish the necessary information for the postmaster or his 
representative to fill out an application, which he will then be 
required to sign. If the applicant signs by mark, his signature 
must be witnessed by a disinterested person. 

DEPOSITS. 

11. Deposits are evidenced by postal-savings certificates 
issued in fixed denominations of $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and 
$100, each bearing the name of the depositor, the number of 
his account, the date of issue, the name of the depository office, 
and the date on which interest begins. The postmaster or his 
representative will make out a duplicate of each certificate 
issued, which the depositor will be required to sign and which 
the postmaster will retain in his records. 

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12. No account may be opened for less than $1, nor will 
fractions of a dollar be accepted for deposit. 

13. No person is permitted to deposit more than SI00 in any 
one calendar month nor to have a total balance to his credit 
at one time of more than $500 exclusive of accumulated in¬ 
terest. 

14. Savings certificates can not be transferred or negotiated 
and will be payable only to the person to whom issued. 

15. On opening an account a depositor is supplied with an 
envelope in which he may keep his savings certificates. On 
this envelope is printed information for his guidance, and also a 
blank ledger record on which to keep an account of his deposits 
and withdrawals. 

16. In case a savings certificate is lost or destroyed the deposi¬ 
tor should notify the postmaster. If deemed proper, a new 
certificate will be issued upon compliance by the depositor with 
the necessary requirements. 

17. Postmasters are not permitted to receive savings certifi¬ 
cates for safe keeping. 


SAVINGS CARDS AND STAMPS. 

18. Amounts less than $1 may be saved for deposit by the 
purchase of ten-cent postal-savings cards and adhesive 10-cent 
postal-savings stamps. Each postal-savings card contains 
blank spaces to which savings stamps may be affixed from time 
to time as purchased, and a postal-savings card with nine 10- 
cent savings stamps thus affixed will be accepted as a deposit 
of $1 either in opening an account or adding to an existing 
account. 

19. Savings cards and stamps will be redeemed only by the 
issue of savings certificates and are not valid for postage. They 
will not be received in exchange for postage stamps nor will 
postage stamps be accepted in exchange for postal-savings cards 
or stamps. 


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INTEREST. 


20. Interest will be allowed on all deposits at the rate of 2 
per cent, per annum, computed on each savings certificate 
separately, and payable annually. No interest will be paid 
on money which remains on deposit for a fraction of a year 
only. 

21. Deposits will bear interest from the first day of the 
month next following that in which deposited. 

22. Interest will continue to accrue on a savings certificate 
as long as it remains outstanding, certificates being valid until 
paid, without limitation as to time. 

23. Compound interest is not allowed on an outstanding 
certificate, but a depositor may withdraw interest payable and 
include it in a new deposit, which will bear interest at the 
regular rate. 


WITHDRAWALS. 

24. A depositor may at any time withdraw the whole or any 
part of his deposits to his credit with any interest payable by 
surrendering savings certificates, properly indorsed, for the 
amount desired. 

25. A depositor presenting a certificate for payment in full 
with all interest payable must indorse it on the back in the 
presence of the postmaster or his representative and surrender 
it. The postmaster or his representative, if satisfied as to the 
depositor’s identity, will then make payment. 

26. When a depositor wishes to withdraw only a part of the 
amount called for by any certificate the postmaster will cancel 
the certificate and issue a new certificate covering the amount 
to be left on deposit. The new certificate will be so dated that 
the depositor will not lose interest on the amount remaining 
continuously on deposit. 

27. When a depositor desires to withdraw merely the interest 
payable on any certificate, instead of indorsing and surrendering 
the certificate as in case of full payment, he will be required to 

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give his receipt in duplicate for the amount of the interest paid 
The postmaster will enter the interest payment on the back of 
the certificate and return it to the depositor. 


DEPOSITS NOT MADE IN PERSON. 

28. When a person who has opened an account can not 
appear personally to make an additional deposit, because of 
infirmity or for other good and sufficient reason, the amount 
to be deposited may be sent by a representative or forwarded 
by mail. On receipt of the amount the postmaster will send 
to the depositor the duplicate of each savings certificate to be 
issued. When the duplicate or duplicates thus delivered have 
been signed by the depositor and returned to the depository 
office, the postmaster will send him the original certificates 
covering the amount of the deposit. New accounts can not be 
opened by mail. When an intending depositor desiring to open 
an account is unable to appear in person he may forward the 
money by a representative, who will be provided with an appli¬ 
cation form, which must be properly filled out by the intending 
depositor and returned with the duplicate certificate or cer¬ 
tificates. 


WITHDRAWALS NOT MADE IN PERSON. 

29. When under similar circumstances a depositor can not 
appear in person to make a withdrawal, a blank order will be 
furnished for his use upon request by his representative. When 
such order has been properly filled in and signed by the depositor 
with his signature witnessed by a disinterested person, and has 
been returned to the postmaster, together with each certificate 
to be paid properly indorsed, payment will be made to the 
depositor’s representative. 

30. When a depositor who is unable to appear in person 
desires to withdraw merely the interest payable on any cer¬ 
tificate, the blank order furnished will include receipts for the 
interest to be paid, upon return of which, properly signed by the 

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depositor, the postmaster will make payment to his repre¬ 
sentative. 


DEATH OF DEPOSITOR. 

31. In case of the death of a depositor the amount standing 
to his credit will be paid to the executor or administrator of his 
estate upon compliance with the necessary requirements. In 
case no formal administration is desired by his relatives, the 
postmaster may, if it is deemed proper, be authorized to pay 
the amount of the deposit, on application in proper form, to the 
person entitled to receive it, without the appointment of an 
administrator. 


ACCOUNT OF WOMAN WHO MARRIES. 

32. A woman who opens an account and afterwards marries 
must present her savings certificates at her office in order that 
the certificates may be indorsed as payable to her in her new 
name. The postmaster will receive no further deposits from a 
depositor failing to comply with this requirement, nor will he 
make any partial or interest payment to her. 


POSTAL-SAVINGS BONDS. 

33. A depositor will be permitted to exchange the whole or 
any part of his deposits in sums of $20, $40, $60, $80, $100, or 
multiples of $100 up to and including $500, into United States 
registered or coupon bonds bearing interest at the rate of 2 3^ per 
cent, per annum, payable semi-annually, and redeemable at the 
pleasure of the United States after one year from date of issue, 
both principal and interest payable 20 years from such date in 
United States gold coin. Such exchange may be made under 
date of January 1 and July 1 of each year, provided such bonds 
are then available. 

34. A depositor desiring to convert his savings deposits into 
bonds on January 1 and July 1 of any year must make applica- 

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tion at least 15 days before either of the dates named to the 
postmaster in triplicate on a form which will be supplied him 
for that purpose. At the time of making application he must 
indorse and surrender savings certificates covering the amount 
of the bonds desired, for which the postmaster will give him a 
receipt. Interest will continue to accrue on certificates sur¬ 
rendered until the date on which the bonds are issued. When 
the bonds applied for are received by the postmaster, the 
depositor will be notified and the bonds will be delivered by the 
postmaster on presentation of the receipt for the certificates 
surrendered. At the same time all interest due on the certificates 
surrendered will be paid. 

35. Savings deposits converted into bonds are not counted 
as a part of the maximum of $500 allowed one depositor, and 
there is no limitation upon the amount of available postal- 
savings bonds which may finally be acquired by a depositor. 

36. Postal-savings bonds are exempt from all taxes or duties 
of the United States, as well as from taxation in any form by 
or under state, municipal, or local authority. 

37. Postal-savings bonds can only be procured by the con¬ 
version of postal-savings deposits, and will not be issued to 
persons who are not depositors, but whether in registered or 
coupon form, they may, upon receipt by the depositor, be sold 
and assigned at any time to any person desired. 

INFORMATION. 

Further information concerning the Postal Savings System 
may be obtained by application at any depository office or by 
inquiry addressed to the Postmaster General (Postal Savings 
System), Washington, D. C. 

ALBERT S. BURLESON, 

Postmaster General. 

April, 1913. 


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WHERE TO BUY SUPPLIES. 


For Bottles and everything needed to put up formulas, write 
to George Good & Co., 18 Cedar Street, New York City, who 
also makes a business of putting up articles ready for sale, under 
your own label. 

Paper Boxes and Labels. E. N. Rowell & Co., Batavia, N. Y., 
and F. N. Burt, Buffalo, N. Y. 

Drugs and Chemicals. Any wholesale drug or paint house 
will furnish these at regular market prices. 

Rare Drugs. Write to Eimer & Amend, Wholesale and Retail 
Druggists, Third Avenue, New York City. 

Essential Oils and Perfume Extracts. Antoine Chiris Com¬ 
pany, New York City. 

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HELPFUL BOOKS. 

The following U. S. Government booklets are sent free of 
charge to any one, upon application to the Secretary of Agri¬ 
culture, Washington, D. C., who will also furnish a list of about 
290 other free booklets on subjects of interest to the home and 
farm: 

“Economical Use of Meat in the Home,”—this booklet con¬ 
tains valuable money-saving information and recipes and 
every family should have a copy. “Meat Composition and 
Cooking; ” “ Preparation of Vegetables for the Table”—a good 
cook book; “The Use of Milk as Food;” “The Care of Milk 
and Its Use in the Home. ” These last two take up the subject 
of infant feeding and give instructions for modifying milk. 
“ Eggs and Their Use as Food; ” “ Poultry as Food. ” 

The following books may be obtained from any bookseller or 
from the publishers direct: 

Money Making. “Boosters,” “Selected Opportunities,” 
and “20th Century Wrinkles,” all by Benjamin Burdick, 

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are three instructive booklets giving plans for agents and mail 
order men. “Five Dozen Genuine Money Makers,” by Chas. 
W. Howe. Conklin’s “500 Ways to Make Money. ” 

Recipes and Formulas. “Scientific American Cyclopedia 
of Recipes and Formulas,” by Albert A. Hopkins. “500 
Things Worth Knowing,” by Arthur H. Kraus. 

Household and Medical. “Dr. Chase’s Recipes” (house¬ 
hold, medical and workshop). “Houtaling’s Handbook of 
Useful Information” (general information). “National Ency¬ 
clopaedia of Business and Social Forms,” by McCabe. “The 
Housekeeper’s Manual,” by Catherine E. Beecher and Harriet 
Beecher Stowe. “Die Macrobiotic” or “Our Diseases and 
Remedies,” translated from the German by Prof. L. H. Tafel. 
A valuable treatise on mineral requirements of the body. 
“Mother’s Home Remedies,” by C. C. Hollenback. “Vitalo- 
gy,” by Drs. Wood, Rudduck and Reid, one of the most 
valuable domestic medical works. “The Secrets of Beauty 
and Mysteries of Health,” by Cora Brown Potter. “Philoso¬ 
phy of Eating, ” by Dr. Bellows. 


OFFICIAL MANUAL SUPPLEMENT REGISTRATION. 

From time to time, separate supplements will be issued, con¬ 
taining the latest advanced information on the subjects of 
health, household economy, etc. These supplements will be 
available to registered subscribers so that those who have 
obtained this edition of the Manual may have the advantage 
of all later knowledge along these lines. 

Registered members will be furnished with circular and table 
of contents of these supplements at time of issue. 


THE UNITED STATES BUREAU OF ECONOMY, 

Correspondent at Washington, D. C. 


Supplement Registration Office, 
Springfield, Mass., U. S. A. 


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INDEX 


Section I 

MEDICAL REMEDIES 

Place of Origin Page 

Action of Hot Drinks.69 

Alaqueca Styptic. 75 

Appendicitis.32 

Artificial Skin. 77 

Aqua Vitae (England) . . 9 

Bath, Medicinal (India) . 25 

Blindness, Prevention of.60-63 

Blood Poisons, Electrical Cure. 11 

Blood Purifiers.47-48 

Blood Solvent (England) . . 10 

Bums. 49 

Calouses.42 

Camphor Ice.76 

Camphorated Oil.74 

Catarrh.37 

Chafing.54 

Chilblain Remedy (Germany) . 49 

Children’s and Infants’ Remedies.52-59 

Chills.77 

Chills and Fever.48 

Chronic Diseases.47 

Cold Remedies. 36,37,55 

Colic Remedy.54 

Constipation.70 

Cough Remedies.38,56 

Corns.42 

Croup.57 

Debility Remedy (China) . 31 


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Place of Origin Page 

Diarrhoea (Germany and East Indies) . 39-41 

Dietary Hints.69-70 

Diphtheria.57 

Dyspepsia.45 

Dyspepsia Remedies (East Indies) . . 29 

Elixir of Long Life (Germany and United States) . . 8 

Elixir of Youth (United States) . . 12 

Essence of Life (Germany) . . 18 

Eye Troubles. 33, 36, 60-63 

Fear and Worry, Instant Relief for.19 

Foods, Medicinal Action of.63-69 

Foot Powder, Army (Japan) . . 41 

Headache, Bilious (Brazil) . . 39 

Health and Vigor Treatment (Romans) . 14 

Herb Remedies. 48, 70-73 

Home Remedies.73-77 

Home Remedies (Japanese) . 23-25 

Home Remedies (Russian) . 25-27 

Influenza.37 

Ingrown Nails.42 

Insomnia.45 

Itching.54 

Kidney Disease Cure (Brazil) . . 22 

La Grippe.37 

Laxative.55,69 

Liniments.74,75 

Liquor Habit Cures.43-45 

Mineral Waters.50-52 

Nature’s Miracle Remedies.20-22 

Nervous Exhaustion.46 

Nervous Spells.46 

Nipples, Sore.60 

Ointments.76 

Painkiller.75 

Pain Paint (China) . . 38 

Pain Remedy (East Indies) . 13 

Piles.76 


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Place of Origin 


Page 

Prickly Heat.54 

Plasters. 76 

Restorative Treatment (France) . . 28 

Rheumatic Oil.74 

Rules to Determine a Dose.8 

Salves.75-77 

Scarlet Fever.58 

Starch Indigestion Remedy (Japan) . . 30 

Sunburn.49 

Tape Worm Remedy.48 

Tobacco Habit Cure.45 

Tonic Bitters.73 

Ulcers and Cancerous Sores (Australian) . . 31 

Vegetable Remedies.70-73 

Whooping Cough.58 

Worms.59 


Section II 

HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY 


Baking Powders.93 

Bread Making.89 

Butter Economy.79 

Butter, Dutch.81 

Butter, Honey.81 

Butter, Test for Pure.82 

Carpet Cleaning Compound.99 

Carpet Sweeping.99 

Chickens, Hatching with Bees.86 

Cleaning Fluid (Clothes). 100 

Coal Saver.82 

Coffee Economy.89-92 

Cookery, Paper Bag.85 

Cooking, Self.85 

Cotton Test.87 

Deodorizers ..97,98 


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Page 

Disinfectants.97,98 

Dust Killer.98 

Eggs, Preserving.92 

Eggs, Test for.84 

Flies, to Exterminate.96 

Freezing without Ice. 103 

Fringe a Sample.89 

Glass Polish.94 

Helpful Hints.104-109 

Honey Compound.86 

Ice Saver.103 

Ink, Indelible Marking.95 

Ink, Writing.96 

Insect and Vermin Fluid.97 

Lard Economy.89 

Laundry Blue, Liquid.94 

Lemon Extract, Half Cost.93 

Linen Test.88 

Milk, Test for Watered.93 

Paste, Library.95 

Paper, For School Children.96 

Plant Food. 104 

Silk Test.88 

Silver Polish.94 

Soap, One Cent a Pound.95 

Stain Remover.101-103 

Sweeping Method.98 

Stove Polish.95 

Tea Making.86 

Vinegar, To Make.93 

Washing Fluid.84 

Washing Method (Clothes).83 

Washing Process.84 

Waterproofing Process. 99 

Wax, Bottle Sealing.95 

Wax, Fruit Can.95 

Wool Test.88 


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Section HI 


TOILET AND SELF-CULTURE. 

Page 

Anti-Fat . 131 

Balm of Youth. 115 

Bath, Anna Held’s Milk. 113 

Bath, Sea Sand Treatment. 113 

Beauty, Lillian Russell’s Ten Rules for. 112 

Blackheads, Lotion for. 127 

Bloom of the Orient. 134 

Bust Developer. 130 

Chapped Skin Ointment. 119 

Character Building. 141 

Complexion Cream. 128 

Complexion Paste, Madame Vestris’. 112 

Cosmetic, Elixir. 116 

Cosmetics, Cucumber. 117,118 

Cosmetics, Quince Seed. 118 

Cream, Almond. 129 

Cream, Greaseless Massage. 130 

Cream, Non-Greasy Face . 129 

Cream, Theatrical Make-Up. 129 

Dandruff Remedy. 121 

Double Chins, To Reduce. 132 

Dye, Hair. 123 

Eruptions, Remedy for. 125 

Eyebrow and Eyelash Grower. 115 

Face Powder. 133 

Face Wash. 117 

Freckles, Lotion for. 127 

Flesh, How to Take on. 132 

Galen’s Cerate. 128 

Hair Dye. 123 

Hair, Falling and Thin. 120 

Hair, Invigorator. 121 

Hair Removers. 124 


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Page 

Hair Tonic. 122 

Hair Tonic (For grey hair). 123 

Hair Tonic (Sage). 122 

Hand Lotion. 118 

Happy Married Life. 136 

Hints, Beauty.134-136 

Lips, Natural Red. 134 

Lotion, Velvet Complexion. 116 

Moles, Remedy for. 127 

Oil of Eucalyptus. 122 

Pimples, Remedy for. 125 

Powder, Violet. 133 

Powder, Rose. 133 

Rouge, Bloom of Roses. 134 

Scalp Treatment. 122 

Self-Culture, Seed Thoughts on.136-140 

Shampoo, Dry. 121 

Shampoo, Egg. 121 

Skin Beautifier. 119 

Skin Food. 130 

Skin Lotion. 118 

Skin, Unnatural Redness. 126 

Soap, Complexion. 119 

Soap, Nature’s. 119 

Tan, Lotion for. 127 

Tonic, Sarah Bernhardt’s Skin. Ill 

Tooth Powder. 133 

Vaucaire’s, Dr., Remedy. 130 

Warts, Remedy for. 127 

Wrinkle Remedy. 114 

Section IV 

MONEY MAKING AND SUCCESS. 

Adhesive Compound. 147 

Anti-Frost Liquid, for Windows. 152 

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Page 

Bluing, Tablet Laundry. 158 

Clear View, for Window Cleaning. 152 

Cologne Extract. 151 

Color Mixing. 146 

Eau de Cologne. 151 

Eau D’Heliotrope. 151 

Egg Food Powder. 153 

Fire Extinguisher, Dry Powder. 155 

Fruits, to Increase Size. 148 

Furniture Cream. 159 

Furniture Polish. 158 

Green Corn in Winter. 149 

Hair Compound, Professor Hall’s. 159 

Inhaler, Lightning Relief. 159 

Ink, Everlasting Black. 157 

Ink, Writing. 156 

Japanese Oil Painting Process.144-146 

Lamp Wicks, Everlasting. 157 

Manufacturing Specialty Business. 142 

Oil Painting Imitation. 147 

Paint, One Cent a Pound. 156 

Perfume Extracts.150, 151 

Perfume, Fascinating. 151 

Perfume, Most Refreshing. 151 

Perfume, Rich and Heavy. 151 

Perfume, Very Agreeable. 151 

Preserving Compound. 147 

Pumpkins, Milk Fed. 147 

Razor Strop Paste. 156 

Root Beer Extract. 152 

Sachet Powders from Fresh Flowers. 149 

Sachet Powders, Artificial. 150 

Sachet Powders, Violet. 151 

Secrets of Business Success. 143 

Seed Thoughts on Success.161-163 

Soap, Mechanics’. 155 

Soap Powder. 155 


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MAY 7 1913 


CD 

Page 

Stove Polish, Brilliantine. 157 

To Distinguish True or False Statements .... 160 

Tomatoes, Fresh in Winter. 148 

Transparent Compound. 147 

Vegetables, to Increase Size. 148 

Vermin Exterminator, Poultry.153, 154 

Watermelons, Fresh in Winter. 148 


POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT—POSTAL SAVINGS 


SYSTEM 

Account of Woman Who Marries. 169 

Death of Depositer. 169 

Deposits. 165 

Deposits Not Made in Person. 168 

How to Open an Account. 165 

Information. 170 

Information for Depositors. 165 

Interest. 167 

Object. 164 

Privacy of Accounts. 165 

Postal-Savings Bonds. 169 

Safety. 164 

Savings Cards and Stamps. 166 

Service Free. 165 

Who May Deposit. 164 

Withdrawals. 167 

Withdrawals Not Made in Person. 168 


MISCELLANEOUS 

Helpful Books. 171 

Official Manual Supplements. 172 

Where to Buy Supplies. 171 


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